Nick Bahl
The Metropolitan
In class this Monday, a student went on and on about how badly the war in Iraq is going for the United States. He continually reminded the class that 700 Americans have died, and that this is a tragedy (historically, what is "tragedy?"). I can't say I don't wish this didn't ever have to happen, but who honestly expects a war to go 'as planned;' who honestly expects life to end up in any way other than what we expected: any way other than death? more>>
by Tim Dunbar
The Metropolitan
When I was a kid, we were taught that The Litter Bug was a real thing to be feared and respected, something that, if we didn't dispose of our litter properly, would bite us. I always imagined the bite to be more of a sting since the cartoon depiction of The Litter Bug looked-to me, anyway-like a malevolent mosquito. Later, I found out there was no Litter Bug, but by then it was too late. I had already learned that littering was a bad thing and that, bite or not, it was just something I should not do. more>>
Joel Tagert
The Metropolitan
Let me tell you, there's nothing to convert people to your cause like a dripping-red, twenty-foot-tall display of pictures of aborted fetuses, plunked right down in the middle of campus for three days. more>>
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