By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Weck's World You haven't lived until you've eaten rattlesnake. It's not so much the taste. Deep-fried rattlesnake is just about as tough to bite into as it is to imagine: if you are able to get through the bony backstrap [yes, rattlesnakes have bones], you'll find the meat tastes like a bland type of chicken. It ... [Read More…]
Sing Song excites, unifies students
By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor Sing Song doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I've been to two shows now, and I seemed to have missed the appeal of choreographed arm motions, smiles the size of the Cheshire Cat's and completely destroying your voice in the days leading up to the show. But for a few hours Saturday, Sing Song and I ... [Read More…]
Column Like I See ‘Em: Beware of greed Ð even at college
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor When a Florida real estate investor Kevin Shelton fired $10,000 in cash into a crowd at a shopping center to "create a world of hope and joy," he couldn't foresee the mess it would cause. People trampled, pushed and hit each other to get their hands on one or two of the crisp $2 bills. When the melee cleared, six ... [Read More…]
Mess with Texas
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Weck's World "Don't mess with Texas." Sure, the phrase merely represents a campaign to cut down on statewide litterbugs, but honestly, do Texans wear T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan just because they're tired of freeway garbage? No way. Those four words symbolize Texas Pride, a sentiment held by far too many ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Separate but equal month?
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Is black history separate but equal? Black leaders not only say it should be, they also advocate a system of segregation against which their parents and grandparents fought. It's been 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that the decades-old Jim Crow of "separate but equal" ... [Read More…]
Lori’s Story: Tanning beds equal unsafe tan
By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor It's February and it snowed last week, but my friends are beginning to worry about how they'll look in their swimsuits. However, it's not so much the width of their hips that's concerning them, but the shade of their skin. It's time for them to start going to the tanning beds. I've never been one to tan; I go ... [Read More…]
Dean changed politics
By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor Vermont Gov. Howard Dean ended his campaign for presidency Wednesday. His campaign's promising beginning slowly grew to an embarrassing end. Through all the yelling and endless Bush bashing, Dean did accomplish a few things worthy of admonition. Dean stirred up and dusted off the stodgy political scene. He ... [Read More…]
SA reps must commit
By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor As I Wish Members of the Students' Association who made commitments to the student body and the administration, but shirk those commitments, have lied to their constituents and discarded both responsibility and integrity. Recent letters to the editor seem to imply that the Optimist has called for SA members to ... [Read More…]
Lori’s Story: Jacko should’ve learned
By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Talk about a bad case of dŽj‡ vu. Michael Jackson was charged with multiple counts of child molestation, just like 10 years ago. And just like 10 years ago, a 13-year-old boy has accused Jackson of molesting him while at his Neverland ranch. Just like 10 years ago, Jackson said he would never hurt a child and ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Dem front runner hypocritical
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The latest political joke to circulate the Internet comes in slogan form: "Dated Dean, Married Kerry, Woke Up With Bush" The inference is that Democratic voters, in their frantic quest to find the "electable" candidate, flirted with nominating former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, instead nominated Massachusetts ... [Read More…]
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