Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Make a list of your extracurriculars. Now list why you do each of them. If the reason for any of them is any iteration of the phrase “looks good on college app,” stop doing those right now. I have been there. It isn’t a place you want to be. It isn’t a place your college of choice wants you to be, either.
There are about six people on campus at any given time who believe I am very intelligent. These are the people who are currently only just beginning to know me. Those who have known me for a while will know by now that the only reason I am able to make coherent sentences is because I’ve had so much practice.
Being on a team is never easy, but being on a bench can be even harder. It’s not just because the benches are cold and uncomfortable-but it’s also not on the field-which is where everyone wants to be.
After demonstrating an ability to create recognizable poultry imitations by tracing their hands, a group of art students who call themselves the Hand-Turkey Enthusiast Guild (HTEG) announced Tuesday that they have high hopes of qualifying for this year’s Central Coast Section (CCS) tournament.
TV commercials usually bore me and make me angry enough to furiously finish my ice cream faster. The side effect is a painful brain freeze and a strong grudge against commercials. However, these commercials do [...]
Believe it or not, each vending machine, like broken parking meters and beautiful women, is a gift from God. It serves the best meal of the day: the snack.
Initially, I had written what I intended to be an utterly scathing critique of Homecoming and the stereotypes it reinforces. Yet, as Homecoming week plunged on with a dogged determination I began to question my own thoughts.
When I was in 6th grade I played on a Pony League baseball team. Our team was mediocre throughout the season, but it didn’t really matter since every team made the playoffs anyway. We had lasted through several rounds of the playoffs when we (the Giants) played a rival team (the A’s, but that wasn’t the only reason they were our rival). Going into the last inning we were down by five, 12 to 7. We had two outs, and with our last batter up at bat, all of us feared the worst and began to pack our bags.
In an announcement proclaiming his opposition to Proposition 19—which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California—local marijuana dealer Darryl Hummins said the current system of strong federal crackdowns has been “great for business” and thanked the DEA for providing “the kind of market protection that you can’t find anywhere else.”