I TALK to myself. I admit it, I do. Just yesterday I found myself very loudly debating the skirmishes in the Middle East with, well, me. This conflict scares me, and it should scare you too.
MANIACS do not negotiate. They pretend as if they do. They sign agreements that they never intend to keep.
EARLIER this month, the Ombudsman's column addressed the issue of balanced coverage as part of examining the most common reader complaint - that an article in the paper wasn't "fair." The other aspect, which was set aside for a later time, was subjectivity in reporting.
THEY DEBUT on the Howard Stern show. They dance in Blink 182 music videos. They appear on fashion show runways. Recently, dwarfs have become "in" - the hip novelty that makes a splash at any event.
GIRLS in the football locker room - a dream for most hot-blooded boys. For some female athletes, though, it is also their dream.
THE HOLY Spirit works in strange ways, according to my friend Shelly. Her e-mail informed me that Vice President Al Gore had remarked once that his favorite Bible verse was John 16:3, while meaning John 3:16.
NEED SOME extra cash for that weekend bar excursion? How about a 50-50 shot at a few hundred million dollars?
FELT like a criminal the other day as I put on my khaki pants. I had scoured my dresser for other pants, any other pants, but laundry day had come and gone unheeded and I absolutely had nothing else to wear.
In recent days, two specific gay rights issues have hit close to home. As many students are aware, some think that the ROTC program at the University shouldn't be allowed to operate on Grounds because it discriminates against openly gay people.
SOME PHRASES just are contradictions in terms. You park in a driveway but drive on a parkway. Study breaks are breaks from studying but smoking breaks are breaks for smoking.
MAYBE you dealt with them last week. Maybe you are dealing with them right now. Perhaps you are one of the lucky University students that did not have to deal with them at all this semester.
POLITICIANS are known for their rambling mouths. The third and final presidential debate was no different in this respect, with hackneyed phrases and big words being thrown around like frisbees.
I WROTE two papers last night. I haven't slept for a week. I have five midterms. This is the week from hell.
FRANK Zappa is the Messiah. "All this speculation/About my destination/Is killing me" - Acoustic Junction.
IT'S NOT IHOP, but it will be open 24 hours. Soon, thanks to the efforts of Student Council President Joe Bilby and other representatives, students will be able to go to Clemons Library whenever they might go grocery shopping at the 24-hour Harris Teeter.
KERMIT said it best: It's not easy being Green. Admittedly, he was referring to being an amphibian, not a supporter of Ralph Nader's presidential campaign.
UPON ENTERING the Aquatics and Fitness Center, one is reminded that Thomas Jefferson once said, "Give about two hours a day to exercise, for health must not be sacrificed to learning.
PEOPLE come up with great ideas all the time. But as great as these ideas are, they can only succeed if someone takes the time to work through the issues surrounding them.
RECENTLY, some have criticized the chalk messages that appear on passageways around the University.
WHEN I was younger, it seemed like everyone in my neighborhood was a member of the local country club except my family.
