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...Damn we seniors are feeling popular! Seventeen people asked us to vote for them for Class Marshal this year. But one of these candidates—you know who you are—who saw us at that Canaday Bash and never said hi, or pointedly ignored us when sitting at the same table in Adams that Tuesday sophomore year, better not be expecting this vote. This is what democracy looks like, you asshole...
PARIS—“The damn British and Americans, they come to take advantage of the culture and they give nothing in return. I know what they’re about!” Such was the oration of a drunk who, to judge from the ensuing altercation with a waiter, had made similar truths known within the Parisian establishment he’d just deserted...
...Expos were not a good team, but Pedro Martinez was a good pitcher that year—a damn good pitcher who won his first Cy Young award. He recorded his 300th strikeout in his final start of the year as 12,000-plus cheered him on. I know, because I was there...
...over into panic, and I grasp for a question I haven’t asked yet—should I move back? In which direction? This time it won’t be a baseball and my finger but a hoof and my head, and I want to be damn well sure I do this right...
...hard as them and do my reading before class? What if I practice my audio drills and highlight my textbook with hot pink and neon green markers? Could I master this language? Could I master the world? Probably not. But at least I wouldn’t feel so damn lazy. In just a few moments class will be over and I’ll be free to roam from Van Serg, past the HUPD policeman, back to my dorm room or wherever else I fancy. The day will bring more class, more work and more worry, but in sixteen...