During reading week, I overheard a fairly common conversation in Whispers Cafe. It consisted of two students complaining about all the work they had before the end of the school year. After each recounted the apparently immense amount of studying and papers yet to do, one asked the other, “So you think all this will be worth it? Because sometimes I think a state school would have been better. I’d have done no work and gotten better grades.”
Normally each year, the Thurtene Junior Honorary has, naturally, thirteen members. However, this year Dave Garland, a member of Beta Theta Pi, dropped out, leaving the group with twelve. In response, Beta and its partner sorority Chi Omega made t-shirts with the word “Twulve” in handwriting font printed across the back. Thurtene has not allowed the shirts to be worn on the lot because it claims they are offensive.
Working for Student Life’s editorial board (which picks and writes the unsigned staff editorial), I hear a lot of comments about the Greek system at Washington University. As a member of the Greek system, I also hear a fair share of complaints about the paper, in particular accusations of an anti-Greek bias or editorial slant.
By the end of the next month or so, most students will finalize their summer plans. I don’t need to emphasize how important a quality internship and ensuing letter or recommendation can be when it comes to getting into grad school, a transitional program, or a real job after graduation.
This past Saturday was the third annual Relay for Life on Francis Field to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event took place from 6 p.m. on Saturday and lasted until 6 a.m. on Sunday. The event began with the emotional opening ceremonies, where several students shared their personal stories fighting cancer themselves or in their families.
New York slam poet Saul Williams brought together the beats of hip-hop and poetry when he spoke to a packed Graham Chapel about the relationship between them. At Wednesday’s Assembly Series lecture, Williams delivered an exposition entitled “The Connection Between Hip-Hop and Poetry,” though he focused mostly on the creative process of writing poems.
When it comes to college relationships, a common question we must all address is if we prefer to have committed, monogamous relationships or to hook up (generally speaking, I realize “hook up” can mean different types of sexual activity or commitment for everyone) with multiple people without a commitment to a relationship.
This week it is likely that the Democratic Party, in one of their first moves toward rebuilding the party for the 2006 midterm elections, will elect a new chairperson. The role of the chairperson is to be Democrat cheerleader number one. This entails promoting the party, the party’s ideals and candidates and raising tons of money along the way.
This past year, the world has seen some amazing electoral occurrences. Afghanistan had their first election Oct. 4, President Bush was re-elected Nov. 2 and the Ukraine had elections twice, Nov. 21, and then a rerun Dec. 26. The most newsworthy of course, was the Iraqi elections this past Sunday.
During the 2004 Presidential campaign, one of the clear differences between President Bush and Senator Kerry was their views on the future of Social Security. Bush advocated partial privatization, while Kerry neglected to take a position, other than to critique the Bush plan.
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