Word: trivial
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...presidential election, less than a quarter of us voted, and similar results are expected for this one. Only 30 years after the voting age was lowered to 18, are we voluntarily relinquishing our political voice? The issues being focused upon reflect our apathy. Candidates expect our vote to be trivial, and are focusing on issues directed at an older demographic. Issues of campaign finance reform and health care seem far removed from our everyday lives. In essence, our inaction has created a vicious cycle which threatens to drive our voice out of the political process: Youth seem disinterested in politics...
...more trivial but nonetheless troublesome note, some of the actors' thick Scottish accents posed yet another barrier between the audience and the performers, most notably with Barbs. This obstacle to communication is especially lamentable considering the intimate nature of the Boston Center for the Arts, a small theater where even the worst seating guarantees proximity with the action on stage...
...Plympton, and soon, the time had come to shoot the shit or head for home. Most opted for choice two, for there would be more diversions to come. This issue proves our commitment to fun and games for the whole family. Take on professors for a rousing round of Trivial Pursuit, play the slots at Foxwoods and bet the rest of your cash money at the racetrack. Dust off that hobbyhorse, limber up and get ready for FM playtime...
...talking about blind dates. Midterms? Please. This is Trivial Pursuit...
...sifted through all those pie wedges to unearth the most esoteric challenges of Millennium Trivial Pursuit, and stalked the most learned professors that grace the History Department here at Harvard. Many evaded the spotlight, claiming alleged "deadlines" and pleading the fifth, all the while reeking of self-doubt and insecurity. Fortunately, though, three brave souls came forth, but only after FM resorted to hunting down victims at the Xerox machine in the jungle of Robinson Hall...