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NOVEMBER 2, 2006 -Page 6 FEATURES Definitions: Drunk (Editor's Note: Last week students in Lisa Breslin's 'ENl002 class talked about writing extended and brief definitions with purpose. Students were given several words and asked to define one of them in 100 words or less. Some defined 'family"; others defined "friendship," "sober," or :'drunk." We'll share the definitions throughout the year, and we ininte you to submit your own. ~elect one word that deserves your 100 word definition. Define it with rich detai~~and then email it tojreepress@mcdaniei.edu.Please include your name and telephone number). Chris Jarvis Christie Morley Being drunk does not always have to be Being drunk is a lot more than the diction- Matt Tomczak linked to alcohol. A person can be drunk off ary meaning. The word is most known as smashed, many things - happiness, love, and some- It's excessive indulgence with alcohol. It's crushed, wasted, gone, shit-faced, and times just life in general. It does not always 'nights out with friends having fun. It's fucked up. It is found on every college cam- have to mean you feel good then horrible. spending the night next to the toilet so you pus across America and in an occasional Being drunk can mean you feel great about don't mess up nice sheets. It's all the bad country song' here and there. Being drunk your day or how happy you are that your things that happen to people who are good. can make you pick a fight with somebody girlfriend is who she is. It can even mean It's going down rocky roads. It's what caus- twice. Being drunk can take the life of your that you got too much sleep the night before es problems in the family and with the law. best friend - or it could even be the reason and, after being awake for a while, the grog- It's what is tearing my life and my family you're reading this today. Drunk is the state gy feeling, thd stumbltng remains. So here's apart. of being that causes 90 percent of your to being drunk - on whatever source suits Saturday nights to be a blur. you. Students find fall break not expected blast ably less fun becaus. e it d::: spent nursing the slcknately, back to health. Fcrtu erent- the dogs are both OK ell Iy. My own Fail Bre,k exped- ences fall into this pattern. I spent around six hours U1 BWl airport waitirtg for ~~ flight back to Boston on th Friday. On Tuesda~ th~ ~as . when I was returrung. stranded, in BWI for seven hours., lck My friend who was to ~~ct me up was unable to con. me because his tee.thl~~ puppy had destroyed Ius C d phone. I eventually faun another ride. I'm sorry," Campus Safety received several frantic calls earlier this