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COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 - Page 9 Stop "Bitch" Trend complimenting people in KATIE HICKEY these forums? STAFF WRITER "I'm in lab and I ~...,...*'~...~"6 ~, Well, it looks like won't be back for a few hours, everyone is a bitch. During you hotties." - "I'm getting all 'Turntna Back th;(i7aqes my morning, afternoon, mid- hot and steamy ... in the show- afternoon, early-evening, and er! .P.S: I love you." late-evening away message Or maybe a simple Compiled by Laura Hutton checks, T find myself being truth in your away message September 28, 1926 called a bitch more and more: could shake up the average The Gold Bug "I'm in class, bitches." - AIM user: "I'm currently sit- "Shower time, bitches." - "I ting in my room, staring up at Before the start of the new school year, freshmen are thrown into nearly a week of orientation went home to take care of my the ceiling, pondering events. Lucky for all us freshmen, the events are much different and the sophomores are much ailing little sister ...bitches." whether or not the hot dog I nicer then they were back in 1926. This gulf is portrayed in an article that was Quite frankly, I'm had in Glar today was tastier published in McDaniel's second newspaper, The Gold Bug, 79 years ago. confused and somewhat than the vegetarian COliS-COUS. It details "Rat" rules sophomore girls created for the freshmen offended by tills growing But why ~le hell did you need . girls. Here are just a few of them. , trend. Is it a self-esteem thing? to know that, anyway? Leave A joke, perhaps? A way to a message." - "Sophomores must be addressed as 'miss' and 'ma'am." make your daily activities Regardless, this trend - "No powder, rouge, or lipstick may be used except on Sunday." seem naughtier? I don't get it. is becoming more and more - "Green bows must be pinned on left shoulders with safety pins." Even religious activi- ridiculous as it grows in popu- - "Freshmen must carry dictionaries and look up words for sophomores." ties come complete with the larity, and I'm beginning to - "There must be no conversing with men except at the table." insult: "Bitches, I'm in church find it laughable that we feel giving thanks and praise to the need to call everyone a Aren't you happy that these rules have since been abolished? the Almighty God." bitch when we update them Are you kidding me? on our whereabouts. But Now Pacebook groups are in whatever, it's time for my Some may expect the seniors to be meaner then the sophomores, but it's the other way around. While the sophomores wo-rked on their on the trend: "T Have Five afternoon away message outlandish rules, the seniors planned an informal dance. At this dance, Fingers on Each check. the senior~ and freshmen got along very well. When polled whether or not they enjoyed the Hand ... Bitchesl!!!!" Peace out, bitches. dance, the freshmen voted it "the best ever." How about we start Social Life Must be Hurting Free Press St..'lif to Hit "The Wall" - Or is it? ~ Wri.tIeJs~ CHANAN DELlVUK Ok-so it just hap- pretty late." Because here even RobGo"ke 'Il7 Katie Martin '\l6 STAFF WRITER pened to be one of those the CS are your friends-hell, BethMd"",,'07 PatO'Trole '07 Yes it's finally Saturdays. Typical Hill drama, they caught the disease, too. Con Sire FSOIl m Friday and the weekend has from what to wear to where to And that ladies and officially started. You begin go, in hopes that lame would- gentleman is how one is able Art Di:n!dbr Meredith Adams W thinking about the fun things n't be a word to describe the to catch a disease without Chanan Delivuk '08 Ryan Chell '09 you may do during this lovely night when chatting with the even knowing it, is able to SheIlyHarn weekend and hope that some girls in brunch about it the spread the disease without NewsEdittJr AndylAhl-t6 of your crew will already be next day. trying, and is able to talk jillSt""" '06 Ca110en Leary '06 conjuring up some plans. Phone call after phone about it, days after even, Much to your sur- call ended us in a parking lot knowing quite weU that it's a La"", Hultan '09 prise, however, this weekend outside Garden Apartments. sad way-to describe what yOli ISIImes Edib: David Greisman W is going to be-yet again-a CS decided that hanging out- did this weekend. Alyse Holloman '08 Sar.oh Black W drag. Classes have ended for side the apartments was unac- According to Kelsey Lindhalm '09 the day, Glar weekend menu ceptable, the Solo cups were answers.corn. there are several ~Edib: EmiW Biondo '09 has began and, as you sit and emptied, Mike Webster was definitions for the word lame, jeni Evans '06 Tayb Hebd"" '08 wait for your cell to ring with angry, and lame was definitely some more absurd than oth- an informant of a happening past-due. Which, in turn, ers. But, one in particular that PajrtcJcB~u::e '08 party on the other end, you ended me and my girls at no does happen to describe exact- SpatsEdib: Kelly Ram pmeyer '07 catch what we can now call other place, but "the wall." ly what happens to you when Mike~r'08 Melanie Chupein '09 "the wall" disease. 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