AS THIS last edition of The Cavalier Daily for the year 2000 rolls off the presses, the semester draws to a close. The academic lull between class registration and exams is upon us, the temperature is dropping as winter weather approaches, and we realize that the next time we read this newspaper it will be dated with the year 2001. As such, here, for your reading pleasure, are some premature prognostications for the year ahead. This writer offers his presentation of the "ins" and "outs" for the upcoming year. Many are political, but this election has been one of the most important events of the year.
In: Voting, and carefully at that.
Out: Political Apathy.
In: Leaving parties on one's own two feet.
Out: Jumping out of fraternity house windows.
In: Snow.
Out: Rain.
In: Demanding a recount and challenging in court.
Out: Conceding defeat.
In: Napster and Scour.
Out: Purchasing all the CDs of your favorite bands.
In: New fundraising tactics.
Out: The Capital Campaign.
In: Standardized ballots.
Out: Butterfly ballots.
In: DVDs.
Out: VHS.
In: Reforming the honor system.
Out: Suing the honor system.
In: The Green Party and Ralph Nader.
Out: The Reform Party and Pat Buchanan.
In: "Battlebots."
Out: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
In: Singing the Good Ol' Song in our newly expanded stadium.
Out: Passing out on the sidewalk outside our newly expanded stadium after drinking a fourth-year fifth.
In: Buying stock in companies that earn profits.
Out: Investing in over-hyped high tech companies.
In: Harris Teeter.
Out: Kroger.
In: Senator-elect Maria Cantwell.
Out: Soon-to-be-former-Senator Slade Gorton -- and it only took one recount.
In: Student Council getting Clemmons library open for 24 hours.
Out: Student Council requiring the Pledge of Allegiance and trying to praise those who "fought the savages."
In: Playstation 2.
Out: Nintendo 64.
In: Qualifying for the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Out: Seven win football regular seasons.
Well that's about it for this year. What's that? You want me to make the biggest prediction of all? Well, okay.
Out: William "Bill" Jefferson Clinton.
In: George "Dubya" Walker Bush.
I wish you all the best of luck with exams, pleasant holidays and a wonderful time until January.
(Benjamin Grosz is a Cavalier Daily columnist.)
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