Finally It Ends

Election day is the best day of the year. You know why? Because everyone shuts up about politics for a little while. Not that I hate politics, don't get me wrong, I love them, I'm just super duper tired of the political adds, the voting stickers, and most of all the ignorant Facebook posts from both sides. The latter has to be the worst thing about political season. Facebook turns into a mine field of posts from a new crop of first voters and "Political Gurus" (yes someone actually called themselves that...) that makes me want to jump off a cliff. A very tall cliff over some jagged rocks. It'll be nice, for the next few weeks at least, to scroll through Facebook and not see photo shops of Romney turning into the devil, or the photoshopped photo of Obama pointing a shotgun at a baby (some sort of screwed up anti abortion ad). Anyway, I'm excited for the political peace and quiet on social media.

Party on Garth!

Beer soaked carpets, bathrooms with no toilet paper, and rescuing drunk people to bring them home pretty much sums up how I spend my weekends at Witt. Not that I'm complaining (or saying that I haven't had a night or two that I needed to be helped home), but if people say this isn't a party school, then I think they are sorely mistaken. Sure, there may not be parties every night of the weekend, however there is always something going on. I mean the list goes on and on, Sunday Funday,  Margarita/Messed Up Monday, Tequila/Trashed Tuesday, Witt Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday,  Fucked Up Friday, Shwasted/Sloppy Saturday...

I do think people need to be more careful when they go out because of all the bad things that can happen. Even thought Witt is small, it doesn't exclude it from crime, a fact that is all too apparent given recent events.

Breaking News: Dr. Adrien arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping.

Just wrote this,  I feel like this can fill my obligatory blog... stay tuned for details. I'll be tweeting/updating as soon as I receive the police report.

http://thewittenbergtorch.com/?p=6937

-Mags

Story Ideas

So currently I am sitting outside of the Springfield Art Museum waiting to see The Vagina Monologues, a controversial play that aims to empower women. However, before winding up here I've heard a lot of distain about it being on campus, asking why it's needed, and what's the point. I've heard that about all of the "Naked Truth Week" activities. So I think it would be interesting to know why people feel this way. Bam idea one.

Idea número dos: minorities and the election. I think it might be interesting to do a piece on the election from minority points of view, because minorities are commonly targeted in speeches, proposed legislation, and national discussion. I would try to make it local by focusing on the Witt community.

Idea trois: sexual assault on campus, the fliers, and who's fault is it. I think this is important because we received the news stories but nobody covered what campus/ students are saying. Another important thing that I think really needs to be addressed is why we didn't know about it when it happened and the fact that the victim is never to blame, which is commonly forgotten.

That's all I've got, let me know what you think!

Edit:  I'm going to cover number one.

Witt's Best and Worst

I can't tell you how many people ask me what my favorite class at Wittenberg has been. Easy answer; any class that Dr. Rosenberg has taught, simply because he is probably the most passionate professor I have ever had. When I go into one of his classes I know I'll be walking out with four pages of notes a a whole new view on Africa. However the flip side, my least favorite class, is a little harder to answer. I have pretty much liked all of my classes, except one: Journey Into The Fantastic a course in russian literature.  The class was really difficult to keep up with, 70-150 pages to get through on any given night. The journal prompts were vague and could be interpreted 50 different ways, so you had to guess which way the professor wanted it. God forbid you guess wrong and get an "F" on a paper. It was pretty rough.

Personal Post

So this isn't really what we've been using our blogs for in class but it's something I feel is important. Two years ago today I lost one of my best friends to cancer. Each year my friends and I have decided to individually write a note to him and post it as a way to keep his memory alive. So on each of my blogs I've posted it, and this is no exception. Here we go.

Dear Mike,

It’s been two years, and a lot has changed but I still miss you just the same. I still can’t read Fahrenheit 451 without hearing you recite the lines with your goofy voice in effort to make everyone in class laugh. I can’t hear Brand New or Death Cab For Cutie without thinking of you with your guitar. It’s funny how people can stitch themselves into our lives without our knowledge, and the only reason we notice they’re gone is because they’ve been ripped from us.  I guess there are a lot of things I want to say right now, I want to thank you for, but I don’t have to words. It is hard to think it has been two years. You were truly a spot of sunshine in the lives of everybody you touched, and you always brightened my days. Even when you weren’t feeling your best you never failed to make people smile (I blame the crazy socks). You brought us joy through your music when you preformed at Java Live, or when you just played an impromptu tune out of the blue. The last thing I remember seeing you play was “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab For Cutie, and to this day every time I hear it I think of you.  Whether you knew some one or not, you never failed to help them if you could. I guess what I am trying to say, is that you were one of the kindest people I have ever met. One of the bravest people I have ever met. One of the strongest people I have ever met. Mike you were a hero. I miss you a ton. I think of you everyday. You were, and always will be, an inspiration to me. You have made me want to become a better person, and for that I thank you. Love you Mike. Rest in peace.

Here is one of the memorial videos that have been made for him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmK5csEew1Y&feature=relmfu

Blog-a-log

Blogging about blogging. Irony. Blogging is actually really fun, and something I enjoy. I run four different blogs in addition to this one so keeping up with it can be a little rough. However, this is probably the most professional of them all, which adds another layer of pressure when posting here. Not only am I building a portfolio of blog posts but I'm also getting graded on what I post. When we were first told that we would have to run a blog for class I thought "Hey, this is great, I'll get credit for something I normally waste my time on," except blogging has become more of a chore than anything now. It's become another assignment atop a large stack of things to do, rather than the release it was before. However, I do like having this because I know that if I were having real trouble with a story there are 12 other people that could respond and help me along. I guess I'll just have to get used to this type of blogging.