Friday, March 28, 2008
Why I Expect I Won't Be Able to Vote for Obama in November
by Ken Houghton
But let's look at this from a Sports point of view. My undergraduate alma mater broke the Division I record for a football team's losing streak (though, in fairness, the streak began the year after I graduated).
And while the MBA school has pretensions of being a football powerhouse (they are in the SEC, after all), they're rather more accomplished on the national level in swimming.
And no one will confuse the current campus—the most diverse college in the country—with the main branch, which goes to bowl games and manages to lose money.
So, since I have a chance to do graduate work at the school that just won its country's National Women's Hockey Team Championship, the opportunity for the sports culture shock alone is not to be passed up.
But it probably will make casting a ballot difficult. Advice/suggestions welcome.
It's not that I want to ignore Hillary's advice.
But let's look at this from a Sports point of view. My undergraduate alma mater broke the Division I record for a football team's losing streak (though, in fairness, the streak began the year after I graduated).
And while the MBA school has pretensions of being a football powerhouse (they are in the SEC, after all), they're rather more accomplished on the national level in swimming.
And no one will confuse the current campus—the most diverse college in the country—with the main branch, which goes to bowl games and manages to lose money.
So, since I have a chance to do graduate work at the school that just won its country's National Women's Hockey Team Championship, the opportunity for the sports culture shock alone is not to be passed up.
But it probably will make casting a ballot difficult. Advice/suggestions welcome.
Labels: campus life, hockey, just life, McGill, Rutgers, sports
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tastes Like ... Potatoes?
by Anonymous
Luckily, someone in Food Service has a well-developed sense of humor, if not irony. Next to the Spudware was a matching bin of individual servings of ketchup, distributed in decidedly non-biodegradable plastic packets.
UPDATE: This morning I found TaterWare (TM) coffee cup lids at a different on-campus dining establishment. Food fight!
At the student union where I sometimes buy lunch, a new addition to the ranks of biodegradable products: Spudware (TM), disposable eating utensils made from potato starch and guaranteed to biodegrade in 180 days.
Luckily, someone in Food Service has a well-developed sense of humor, if not irony. Next to the Spudware was a matching bin of individual servings of ketchup, distributed in decidedly non-biodegradable plastic packets.
UPDATE: This morning I found TaterWare (TM) coffee cup lids at a different on-campus dining establishment. Food fight!
Labels: campus life, environmentalism
