Word: dorme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...watch in aggrieved silence while the New York Yankees won the World Series. The Red Sox had not had a chance, as usual, but this time, instead of turning off the television and avoiding the newspapers, I had to congratulate the crazed New Yorkers screaming in the dorm. I did find some small happiness in their joy--after all, they are my friends--but really! The Yankees? How could I ever in good conscience be truly pleased that they won the World Series...
...university has a role in loco parentis and it therefore must not make decisions which encourage irresponsible behavior. Students will always pull all-nighters and keep strange hours; to some degree, that is what college is all about. The University's "parental" responsibilities should not extend to patrolling dorm rooms and enforcing curfews...
Besides, why act on such an irresponsible, self-destructive student demand when there are so many others that are more important? How many Undergraduate Council candidates have to run on a platform of "a lamp in every dorm" before we get some decent lighting? This money should go to programs like Safety Walk and self-defense courses, activities that prevent violence and protect students. On the most basic level, turning the library into a Motel 6 is a case of misplaced priorities...
...Corporate Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students of Color," the booklet's cover read. I hesitated in shock and embarrassment before quietly exiting the room and thus relieving it of its only Caucasian presence. My first reaction as I returned to my dorm was one of simple amusement. In fact, I still find the whole episode to be extremely funny. However, as I have given the experience some more thought, my entertainment has become polluted by a deep sense of disturbance...
Asgedom, a Pforzheimer resident, has spent his first year on the council serving on the Student Affairs Committee. He is also involved with the KUUMBA singers, the Black Men's Forum and dorm crew...