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| My official statement on the letters put out before the break is. . .
I had nothing to do with them, nor do I encourage either party to ever
write anything again. The first letter spoke out too strongly against
the football players. The letter put out by the two football players
had so little to offer when it comes to a decent retort to the first
that were it not for the hilarity or their various mistakes I would've
stopped reading at the first paragraph. To the author of the first
letter, please go back and read and re-read your writing before
printing anything off. To the authors of the second, I understand why
you felt the need to write such a response to the first letter, but
please be sure to have the capacity to write eloquently before
attempting to do so again.
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| If you haven't seen the fliers (yes, I know you hate them- I'm sorry)
Town Hall is next Tuesday at 11am. Voice your opinions, ask your
questions, blah blah blah... but if you don't want the faculty to see
them to come from: shortersga@yahoo.com
Please?
Posted 2/23/2006 at 9:38 AM by brablovesyou
Wow... AMEN. Do you intend to write an article
for the paper or remain anonymous? I know the policy on anonymous
editorials leaves you pretty vulnerable-- but I too have been asked to
write an article... Pretty much- if you don't I will. I'd LOVE your
input. In fact-- you could write the whole article and I'd put my name
on it.
Posted 2/23/2006 at 9:19 AM by brablovesyou
Seeing as how my contact with the newspaper has been severed, I take
back what I said about writing an article for the paper. I do, however,
personally wish that Ms. Hornreich will indeed write the article
dealing with the issue of the front circle being renovated. In fact,
here's the quote that I would be honored to have put in said article.
"The renovation of the front circle
should be the last thing on this college's to do list. The poor state
of men's facilities on campus is a health hazard. The water pipes
running beneath the Van Hoose dormitory are so rusted and old that they
can't be cleaned properly because they will rupture. With such archaic
plumbing it's no small wonder drinking the water here makes most
students sick. To be quite honest, any health hazard facing students is
more important than further embellishing the mask overshadowing the
truth behind what students go through on a day to day basis."
Tonight, when you get a chance, walk around campus a little bit. Look
to the ceilings and count how many water spots you see. The tiles
actually fell out of the roof in one bathroom on campus. The important
thing I want to ask is if the fluid falling on the tiles was truly
water. Instead of trying to fix the campus outside in, why not try
inside out? This kind of stuff is common sense. It seems as though this
college turns a blind eye to anything other than an open (and most of
the time empty) wallet. The health and safety inspections here are an
absolute joke. The persons inspecting my room walked in, stood there,
and walked out. The only way to weed out (think about that pun for a
moment) the alcoholics and drug users on this campus is by means of
random drug testing. How about putting some funds into that for a
change? I really don't feel like typing this, I shouldn't even have to
think it.
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| If you have not yet had the chance to read my last post, please take the time to do so before reading this small update.
So, listen. I will PAY YOU A MILLION DOLLARS to
write for our newspaper. Even as the Anti-Hawk or with no name at all.
Your opinion is what needs to be heard at this campus. No one else
really have the words to say what you say. It needs to be heard. Please
consider this. Newman want to put a sidewalk straight through the front
circle. Please be the voice for the disappointed students.
Posted 2/15/2006 at 12:43 PM by ksuzt
Well, well...It seems anonymity is best. I
understand and as hard as I try, I can not figure out who you are, but
that is okay. Even though I am 'recommended' to dislike you ie: someone
who thought they could control my thoughts was totally against you and
expected me to jump on their bandwagon. Apparently that was {bullspit}
seeing as they have posted on your guestbook saying that they enjoy
what you write. That's okay. I really do enjoy reading what you have to
say. Its nice to know that I'm not the only one on campis ballsy enough
to come out and tell the truth like it is.
Posted 1/24/2006 at 6:10 PM by Skywalkerpeoplewatcher
I always appreciate the honest opinions of fellow students and do
invite all who feel compelled to please sign my guestbook so that I may
post your thoughts and feedback. In light of the request by a certain
student to indeed write for the paper as the voice of the
"disappointed students," I am asking any and all students who wish to
do so to either post a guestbook entry or send an e-mail to the address "anti_hawk@hotmail.com". The
entry / e-mail should be of good taste and include your personal
feelings on the subject of renovations that are to take / have been
taking place in our beloved front circle. If the staff of the paper
would have it, I would consider it an honor to write an article to be
viewed by anyone who wishes. I only pray that my words can adequately
reflect your feelings on the subject at hand.
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| Geld (the German word for money) seems to be the only thing that this
college cares about. When it comes to finances it can delay your
registration process, it decides what you eat (even when you eat), and
the best part of it all (what I enjoy the most) is that I have no idea
how much goes into what around campus. I have done a small bit of
research on this and can't find anything at all on the college's
finance reports. I assume there must be one somewhere, a small piece of
paper passed from one hand to the next and signed by the higher powers.
Two departments that are severely underpaid and undermanned are the
security and janitorial staff. A certain dormitory located behind a
certain cafeteria has beer bottles / cans and alcohol bottles strewn
all about the back and the such can also be found simply from looking
into a trash can. Do the RA's simply choose to ignore this? Does the
security here only have to care about where people park their cars
(which even then their work is mediocre at best)? What happened to the
basic principles this college was founded on? The janitors don't seem
to really care at all about when they clean or how much they clean.
Urine encrusted tile floors, orange rust covered shower walls,
lavatories that always smell of fecal matter and mold (yes this entry
is a little gross, but when dealing with such gross subjects, what do
you expect). I'm sure females reading this will not be able to fully
grasp the concept of utter filth, but when you get the chance, sneak a
peek and a sniff into a male restroom. Who is it that decides which
janitors do what? Most restrooms (be they in restaurants or stores) are
cleaned once a day (why do good ideas used by the greater public seem
to never be adhered to here?). I'm not usually one for less than
eloquent writing, but my feelings on the subject can be summed up by
the simple phrase "Scholar sucks" ( how hard is it to keep a decent
website up and running smoothly). Countless times have I typed the
simple address into the bar and a "page not found" error page replaces
the absolutely worst website ever. I suppose I shouldn't complain (at
least the "page not found" message is reliable and, as a whole, is much
better than Scholar). The IT department has truly overstepped it's
boundaries. What good is tripling the bandwidth if there's nothing to
do with it? Music is one of the most unifying forces between students.
The unlimited downloading, sharing, and playing of quality music has
formed friendships, strengthened bonds, and torn relationships
asunder. Why is it that no matter how stupid an idea seems to the most
common of observers it is still followed through by the administrators
of this college. I'm all for blocking porn and other such filth from
our computers, but when is the blocking going to end? It honestly
wouldn't shock me at all if tomorrow Google itself was blocked. I have
lost a lot of faith in this school's ability to make any kind of
sensible decision. I love the days the school has massive crowds of
visitors, when they do their best to make prospective students and
paying parents see us at our best. The reason I love it so much is
because it's the only time this school actually does anything right. I
wonder what they would think if they came by tomorrow. Would their
minds be changed and stomachs be turned? (you can bet they would) If I
would have known about the living conditions I honestly wouldn't have
registered to go to school here. I don't blame the little men, the
players of small stature, the common janitor or cook (same job really
{I'll let you think about that one}), I blame the highest officials.
The lack of common sense, the lack of care trickles down from the top
and is rapidly forming a waterfall that flushes away even our most
basic pleasures and sanitary conditions. I'm through for tonight (there
are a few minor points that will be brought up later, but I'm finished
for now).
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| Just one more week of bliss before going back to the giant dirt mound. . . I mean "Hill". What joyous and wonderful changes await our speed bump hindered return? A new variety of foods from our wonderful cafeteria, multitudes of new parking spaces supposedly provided by our ever so generous benefactor, or maybe a small influx of fresh meat, eager young minds waiting to be molded into cardboard munching, faithless, inebriates whose sole joy in life becomes talking about others behind their back. Now readers, to say that each and every single one of the aforementioned modifications will come to pass would be an act of lunacy, the only constant in life is that whether you're here or not life goes on. The world does not revolve around one single person or institution, no matter how seemingly "important" it may be. To those of you who create drama for the sake of making yourself feel better (trust me, I know quite a few of you), get over yourselves, both I and the world see through your act and if you keep running down that path you will soon find yourself alone and unloved (which is what you did to yourself in the first place to make you turn out like this). To those of you who spread gossip (those who say I do should seriously get off your high-horse and re-read my entries), screw you, the only good thing that comes from you spreading malicious lies about others is the fact that others can hear you and will know just how truly ignorant and ugly you are. On a more positive note, all returning students are encouraged to swing by the caf and pick up a copy of their 101 Ways to Prepare Cardboard That Was Never Intended for Human Consumption cookbook. Tired of moving boxes piling up, flip to page 17 for a great recipe for Boardburgers "The cheeseburger of the future", and there's a wonderful Country Fried Cardboard recipe on page 22. Please be sure to pick up your copy today, it's not like you haven't already paid for it anyway.
Oh, and here's the new food pyramid approved and utilized by the cafeteria staff.
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