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Senior
Night Day
Last home game ever for your girls wopo
seniors, so mob their game at 4 on the pool deck. According to Whipple Jill
Bushman, there will be cake.
Protect
This House
After the wopo game, come out for some
Tuesday night hoops as the Bucket Squad faces off against Country Day at 6.
Free tacos for everyone if the Knights score more than 60.
Awarness
Movement
Go to the quad at lunch. Your peer
supporters will explain further.
PS Peer Support is tight.
Sister
Encarnación
I was wondering if you would like to join
me in my quarters tonight. For some toast.
Finally
Famous
I was at a mock trial scrimmage at La
Jolla High this weekend, and some LJ kids were talking about how they read the
DU. They recognized me as the polite and respectful writer that never causes
any trouble.
Sarcasm
Some say that it’s the lowest form of wit.
I disagree.
Respect
Underclassmen are too entitled. Seniors
will begin enforcing capital punishment for any bold wanderers that step foot
on our lawn. Ask Jack Piegza what it feels like to be waterboarded.
Making
History
The first Dungeon Costume Party was off
the chain. Everyone who didn’t go was mad jealous after scoping the product on
social media. Special thanks to Ms. Roche for leading some hyphy cheers.
Lyrics
of the Day
She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
She likes the theater and never comes late
Meatless
Mondays
Bright idea: people who don’t want to eat meat
on Mondays, don’t eat meat on Mondays. People who do want to eat meat on
Mondays, eat meat on Mondays. All previous or further options are inferior and
should not be taken under consideration.
Articles
Dear Mr. Cohn…
By: Andy Secondine
Let us begin with the positive. I wholeheartedly agree with your
proposal to get rid of the vending machines and purge the snack bar of
unnecessary sugar. This I say in all sincerity. Not that I'm hopeful anything
will be done, but I agree with you.
As for the critique, let me begin by saying that I have been a
vegetarian for 6 years. In that time, I've somehow managed to play varsity
water polo and make the varsity swim team. Now both of the sports in question
take a fairly high caloric toll, so don't tell me that a single vegetarian meal
will hurt you. In fact, I suspect that you already eat such meals. If the
cafeteria had simply changed over to a vegetarian meal, I suspect that you
wouldn't have noticed. Now, if you're really worried about your protein intake,
perhaps you ought to lobby for whey shakes, which have a far better ratio of
protein to calories than meat, but please don't complain on the notion that
meat is absolutely necessary.
There was an air of entitlement about your piece that really struck
a nerve for me. Less than one percent of the student body may be allergic to
peanuts, but that does not mean their needs should be ignored. I love peanut
butter as much as the next guy, I actually went on a multi-city quest to find
it this summer, but that does not mean someone should have to go into
anaphylactic shock for the sake of my want. And the school has chosen not to
provide breakfast burritos anymore. Perhaps the tuition money the student body
contributes is put to use preparing restaurant quality food for 800+ people,
perhaps even paying the faculty and staff. The article ends in a statement of
defiance. You say that, were this hypothetical proposal to pass, you would be
forced to provide for "us athletes." This use of a plural implies the
existence of a larger group, of a coalition. It's also a classic bullying
tactic. I realize that this was, hopefully, intended as satire; however, I
would like to know, in all honesty, who "us athletes," a group
incapable of going without meat for a single meal in a week, consists of.
Certainly not myself.
As for the rest of you, ranting about problems is fun. I know that.
But it doesn't get anything done. If you have a serious complaint, by all
means, write a DU article. They would be happy to have your submissions. But
then make a proposal to the administration. I know I might seem a bit
hypocritical here, but I have been satisfied with the management of the school.
In fact, the only thing I would change is this attitude in the student body
that they, we, have been wronged. Give me a break. We go to one of the best
high schools in the city. The majority of us, myself included, live exceedingly
comfortable lives. Now, there are still problems, and they should still be
discussed. But, one vegetarian meal a week, really? Get over yourselves. Show
me that you can do something about the things you care about.
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