Encouraging dialogue
Picture the following scenario. At a conservative college a new campus group, Students for Choice, has formed. They post signs telling students when the first meeting will be and who to contact for more information. Though most on campus are ambivalent toward the new group, some are ardently opposed to its very existence. Upon seeing the posters, these abortion foes vandalize them, crossing out “students for choice” and writing in “students for murder.” In addition, at the group’s first meeting, abortion foes show up to heckle and intimidate the leaders.
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Video games for neocons
I’ve figured it out: the cure for all those bloodshed-happy, ultra-right-wing corporate-stooge-monkeys that have been such a pain in the neck these past four years. The way to restore a feeling of tranquility among the rest of us trampled beneath the drumbeat of empire...and a way towards some rather amusing situations...
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Presenting Grinnell’s finest Mexican food
I have been a Mexican cuisine enthusiast for as long as I can remember. I wouldn’t exactly call myself a connoisseur because my knowledge of Mexican food does not extend beyond the fact that I like it. Salsa, for example, is my favorite and most frequently used condiment. I’ll put salsa on most things, and the results are often better than you’d expect. Rice and beans are a perfect side dish combination, if you ask me. And don’t get me started on anything “con queso.”
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When Jackalopes attack
After protesting the dearth of direct flights from Chicago to Montana – my opinion being if you can’t get a direct flight from O’Hare, you shouldn’t be going – I finally made the trip from Chicago to Minneapolis to Salt Lake to Great Falls to Missoula, Montana. Internal laments aside, I was more than ready for an overdue foray into nature, conjuring picturesque images of standing next to a campfire made by someone else. My friends back home would study the snapshots in disbelief, claiming I had actually gone to Universal Studios, that I was actually standing before some bear-thrashing horror movie set. [more]
Random Rants
Students speak out about what’s on their minds in 142 words, and you’re invited! If you have a random rant, email it to us. After all, complaining in a public forum is always more fun than doing it alone. [more]
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