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Teach Your Children Well

December 5, 2002 by

Taking finals at a research university means being tested on a lot of crap that your professor never got around to teaching. God, I love college.
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And Not a Soul in Sight

November 26, 2002 by

It's like the campus that feared sundown. If you're reading this, you're a more dedicated student than the Weatherhuman, who has fled class for his Weatherhome for Weatherturkey with all the Weatherfi...
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Gobble Gobble, Baby

November 26, 2002 by

The Weatherhuman was going to indulge his/her creativity in a pre-Thanksgiving haiku but forgot how many syllables go where. Funny how Googling "haiku" gets erotic haiku in just a few clicks.
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And Another Bird, And Another Bird

November 25, 2002 by

The phrase 'To kill two birds with one stone' haunted me all weekend. Has anyone ever seen anybody kill one bird with one stone?
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How to Write a Term Paper

November 22, 2002 by

It's the weekend before Thanksgiving, a time for peace, unity and big-ass term papers. At one time or another, everyone has written a three-page term paper that needed to be a five-page term paper or ...
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Countdown

November 21, 2002 by

There are two long-held Thanksgiving traditions in college. The first of these is the well-known Turkey Drop, in which all of our beloved freshmen run home to their high school sweethearts and promptl...
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The Hot Zone

November 20, 2002 by

There has been a green wall surrounding the San Rafael dorm for the entire quarter. No one seems to know why. I do have a few theories, though.
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The Pepsi Challenge

November 19, 2002 by

Nothing revives my sense of wonder like a trip to Albertson's. For instance, the sausage that says "Made with Beef," is rather intriguing. Although I wouldn't stop and think about it for too long if ...
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Take Out the Papers and the Trash

November 18, 2002 by

The weathercave is in the midst of a trashcan cold war. It began with everyone waiting to see who would take it out first.
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TOP SCORE!

November 15, 2002 by

Nothing chaps my ass like the phrase "mandatory attendance." Especially when your section is at 8 a.m. on a Friday and the TA is discussing library skills.
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Where Have All the Mondays Gone?

November 14, 2002 by

Veterans Day weekend is deceptive. Oh, sure it seems nice at first - you get an extra day off. But it amounts to 24-hour jet lag.
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Late Night

November 13, 2002 by

No, I didn't go home this weekend. Instead, I reveled in my boredom and watched an unfortunate amount of television with my housemates.
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High Tide

November 12, 2002 by

Anyone who enters the ocean after a nasty rainfall seems to develop a lot of strange symptoms - red, bloodshot eyes, feelings of nausea and general light-headedness.
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The Race

November 8, 2002 by

At its best, the Storke Plaza reflecting pool is filled with sparkling water and seagull feces. At its worst, it is a dry, dismal bed of concrete and seagull feces, drained heartlessly by maintenance ...
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Better Living Through Wholesale

November 7, 2002 by

I made the traditional pilgrimage to Costco the other day. I noticed for the first time, with great amusement, that there is a Costco optometrist.
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