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What are some of the thoughts and passions of the gay community, as represented by yesterday's posters? How about, "I praise the good Lord with my wet, quivering clitoris," or, "St. Sebastian: the first fag in the military." What in these posters would encourage a closeted student to attempt to convey his or her most intimate feelings...
Perhaps the most tragic flaw in the current manifestation of Coming Out Day is that we are putting words in closeted students' mouths. Ironically, though, these students haven't even spoken, yet. They may not yet be ready to speak, yet we attempt to lure them out of the closet with posters that portray lesbian sex and read: "We don't enjoy cock at all." And then, to make matters worse, we claim to be speaking for them, to be representing those who cannot represent themselves. Such paternalism is, again, harmful; speaking for closeted students who are not yet prepared...
Then, with a 40-yard field goal for the win as time expired, Giampaolo kicked the ball low, and Splendorio knocked it down. Giampaolo had just made a 39-yarder, but his attempt never had a chance, partly because of a low snap...
While Cornell may have had the edge in quantity of shots taken, outshooting the Crimson 23-8 on the match, Harvard seemed to attempt more quality shots, coming very close on a few such tries...
Although Giampaolo had hit a 39-yarder earlier, a low snap and a low kick allowed the Big Red to block the field goal attempt. Holder Mike Madden recovered the ball but was promptly tackled...