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COMMENTARYIFEATURES SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 - Page 3 2004 Presidential pick: Vote with your heart and head of the political spectrum have ZeU Miller during his speech ROB GOEKE clear foils in preparation for berating Kerry. 60 Seconds NEWS EDITOR the November election. Especially for liberals, When one hates some- There were 500,000 the hatred of the foil out- thing with all the emotional in- people walking the streets of weighs the love for the hero. tensi ty New York the day before the But for both sides, the possl- AURORA ROCKMAN they can Republican National Con- bility of keeping someone out STAFF WRITER muster, vention replete with these ofofficeisenough to get them What's the craziest thing you've ever done that the re- emotions of anger. to vote for the alternative. was totally legal? sui t 5 Ideally, the political The summer of 2004 benefit process should be accompa- saw muckraking of historical rued with notions of citizen- proportions. Moveon.org Jumped out of an air- ship, love for one's country and ACT spewing fire from experi- and a measured, tolerant de- one side and the Swift Boat plane with eighty pounds enced bateaboutwhatis bestfor the Veterans for Truth coming of equipment at night, the pit- future of this nation. from the other. The candi- scared to death that I'd falls of this detrimental emotion For the 2004 election, dates themselves threw fuel walk away from it and with something meaningless. and hopefully not for many on the fire, worrying more have to do it again. -I.e. Over the past five-years, I have more to come-anger and dis- about the missteps of their loathed the Los Angeles Lakers gust are the guiding causes of opponent rather than their Kalar, senior with every fiber of my being. debate. Bipartisanship and own accomplishments. After growing up in tre same logic are far from either the And with seven weeks city as the Bulls during:their Bush or Kerry campaign's until November, there is no glorious run, to see an aloof rhetoric. end in sight. Citizens have a malcontent compared to my Walking the streets of civic duty to vote for the can- childhood hero and the coach Washington, D.C. this sum- didate they want to be presi- of that dynasty defect and go mer, one would hear the dent,notagainsttheonethey Skydiving. - Katie Hollywood was too much for phrase "Would you like to do not want. Chilson, sophomore me to tolerate. help defeat George Bush?" In George F. Will's esti- So Iwatched their games uttered by Democratic party matton. American politics religiously, praying they would volunteers on the streets. The have become European- lose. When they won champi- words "Would you like to styled, with two homoge- onships, frustration overtook help elect Senator Kerry?" neous parties. If this is true, never was audible. and with _Iraq policy, it is, But last year and this past Then, at the Republican then it comes down to liking summer, when they were National Convention, thepri- the candidate himself. beaten, r had a pit in my stom- oritywas not tollft up Bush's Each candidate has ach, an emptiness. The object leadership, but to knock their benefits and problems, with which I had thrown so Kerry down. but voting for the ~an you Got totally obliter- much hatred into was gone; I "For more than 20 like best instead of against the no longer had a foil. years, on everyone of the one you like least will lead to ated and dressed up like Basketball is such an in- great issues of freedom and the most satisfactory result. a ho. - Caitlin Burns, se- consequential thing. If I threw security, John Kerry has been So vote with heart and nior so much emotion into that, more wrong, more weak and head November z-. Vote for imagine the emotions involved more wobbly than any other who you want to lead. Every- in politics right now. Both sides national figure," said Senator one will be better off. First calm, then the storm Taking the Do Not Disturb signs off of ho- MELISSA GALLO by the ROTC and SGA Choices, which was as spec- tel doors and hiding COMMENTARY EDITOR Math, English, and for- tacular as ever. them in a baby carriage. eign language testing kicked While most students - Eric Danforth, fresh- If it wasn't obvious from off Friday, followed by the enjoyed the majority of orien- .the nervous smiles and first class most of the fresh- tation, there were a few com- man rarretags, man would ever attend. A plaints. Many agreed that it the tear- program, designed to assist was too long, with too many ful par- first year students through activities jammed in. ents and this tumultuous time, pre- "Especially on the first piles of ceded a video dance party. day, which was my last day due t- Saturday allowed stu- with my family, Iwould have Two friends of mine tap e d dents a little more freedom, appreciated more time tojust and I had the idea to walk boxes offering them many options breathe," said freshman around Germany sixty or were a in the morning, including the Rachel Oxmam. She con- seventy miles only to d e a d chance to venture into excit- fessed to feeling over- giveaway: the Class of 2008 ar- ing Westminster. Many of the whelmed, from both the lack drink a Coke and then rived August 26 th , eager to be- college sports teams scrim- of personal time and the walk back, without gin year of studies, self-discov- maged that afternoon, which number of things to attend. money, without I.D., with- ery, and sleeping at inappropri- led into a picnic at the Ca- However, all students out anything. - Benedikt ate times. boose. That evening, follow- seemed to especially enjoy .Niesen, freshman Before they could even ing a presentation on sexual Choices, Faces of America, open a textbook, though, assault, the freshman enjoyed Happy Hour, and the peer McDaniel had another surprise a visit to Four Seasons Sports mentor groups. As the year for them: Orientation 2004. Complex. progresses, many freshman The four day extrava- Sunday, acting as the will forget the heat, the com- ganza of fun began with the calm before the storm of ac- motion, and the occasional new students moving in, as- tual college life, included in- boredom of orientation, tak- sisted by a variety of upper- formational meetings about ing only with them the good Ihid a rubber chick- classmen. Various programs for the honor code, computers on moments: meeting new en in my boss' room. - students, Siblings, and parents campus, tours of campus, friends, learning the ins and Beth Coombs, Faculty! filled the rest of the afternoon, and the honors program. outs of McDaniel, or being culminating in the traditional Of course, the highlight pelted with condoms at staff Introduction Convocation and of orientation (and, for up- Choices. President's Reception. Later perclassmen, the highlight of The first surprise being that night, the freshman en- returning) came Sunday the food. joyed a pizza party sponsored evening in the' form of