Word: scream
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...bands, homogeneity and Gap uniform-like clothing. The hard-core rappers of the late '80s are gone--now you're more likely to hear rappers endorsing their favorite type of soft drink than saying, "Kill the pigs." The pre-teen girls that used to scream themselves hoarse at Hole concerts are now shrieking to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera...
...undone years of careful training. I acknowledge the obvious value of cleanliness, but everyone needs to let loose once in a while. Despite 20 years of "civilized living," I can understand the bright gleam in Craig's eyes that precipitated the macaroni explosion--I ran in Primal Scream...
...only sure-fire way to combat this school-wide lethargy is to break multiple social taboos. Primal Scream is imperative to student body sanity. A tradition that first began as simply a campus-wide scream that students participated in from inside their dorms, it has evolved over the past seven years into a mass-orgy where hundreds of naked students take a decidedly un-Crimson Key-like tour of the old Yard. Clearly, the amount of stress college students place upon themselves has increased to the point where mere vocalization is no longer sufficient...
...some, the notion of Primal Scream encourages malicious instincts. Especially troubling are reports that the unusually icy first corner of the route was caused intentionally by other undergraduates. By literally throwing cold water on the parade, these delinquents attempted to spoil their fellow students' merriment. Unwilling or afraid to join in, they decided, albeit unsuccessfully, to ruin the experience for everyone. The next time these people appear in the news it will probably be because they have sabotaged an elderly man's dentures or embezzled money from a paraplegic. Fortunately, these types are not the norm...
Moreover, despite the rampant nudity, Primal Scream is not about sex. Disappointed students from other Boston-area schools realized that a girl posing for Playboy bears little resemblance to a girl running around in only her hiking boots. Those who trekked out of their way on a cold winter night just to exploit their peers--certain observers brought cameras--have their own personal issues to deal with...