Spring Break
Our generation has gotten itself a bad wrap. "Generation Y," now commonly referred to as "Generation Why?" is the official label those born in the 1980s and onward have invisibly paper-clipped to their young resumes. As if painted in scarlet, "Y" is getting heavier every day.
This past summer, Tom Cruise made headlines with his summer blockbuster and new relationship with Katie Holmes. Perhaps the biggest Cruise news story this summer, however, was his public flaunting of his religion, scientology. While the majority of Americans became exposed to the religion for the first time, the reality is that with eight million followers, scientology is becoming one of the fastest growing religions - an unfortunate phenomenon.
Two days after winning re-election last fall, President George W. Bush declared he had earned plenty of political capital, and "now I intend to spend it." As the events of the last six months suggest, he might have already spent this capital. Mismanagement of a national disaster, soaring gas prices, a series of investigations and indictments, a failed initiative to reform social security, a quagmire in Iraq and now his worst nightmare - his recent appointment of his crony, Harriet Miers, to the Supreme Court.
Today the pseudo-feminists see the world in black and white- woman versus man. They purport a myth that the world is full of men who are suppressing women and holding them back. These men are always characterized as evil and manipulative and are often blamed for every failure or misfortune that befalls any woman.
I had to chuckle when I read Casapulla's commentary on misguided feminists. Even more intriguing than Casapulla's article itself was the moral outrage that erupted from a vocal minority on campus. This reaction is typical of the modern movement Casapulla describes.
I think they should move Oozeball to this coming weekend because there is definitely enough mud on campus. Anyone else feel bad for the cops who have to be out in this weather writing parking tickets? Cause I don't. To Mike and Katie (whoever you are): Mike, can't you just be nice for once? Katie, can you please not argue on your cell phone in a computer lab? Freshmen: Please don't complain about the "freshman 15" when all you consume is alcohol and french fries.
