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ODDS a ENDS Sick of Science & Math Blues JOHN PATTY A&E editor Someday I want to be a big boy. Maybe then I can make my own decisions and my own definitions of right and wrong. I am sentient. I am special. But why can’t I decide my own morals? Why must the community accept responsibility for my actions? Who died and left the state of North Carolina or any of its minions control of my life? I’m tired of being told that some behavior, whether perpetrated by myself or otherwise, is unacceptable because it “just doesn’t look good.” When did I agree to be a public relations asset for someone else? When did I sign the world up as my PR man? Obviously I was under some sort of duress, such as a non stop Barry Manilow music barrage, when I acquiesced to either of these proposi tions. So maybe I’m going a bit overboard. But I’m tired of riding this boat called complacence. It’s time I jumped into the uncharted seas of protest, and, as far as I can tell, the water’s fine. Oh, I’m not the first and definitely not the last to question the status quo here at NCSSM, but hopefully I can bring to light an important contradiction of purpose and action here at our school. NCSSM is training the responsible leaders of tomorrow, right? This is the reasoning behind the large amount of responsibility we, as students, bear in our academic lives. However, academics alone does not a good leader make. As we all know, there is much more to “growing up” than just making A’s and getting good boards. Life comes as a full meal, not a buffet. The successful leaders of yesterday, today, and tomorrow face and overcome many challenges. These challenges are not solved by curfews, gender segregation, or mandatory attendance policies. TTie Administration should keep this in mind as we go through this Accredidation fiasco. With All Due Respect.. RHEn BROWN cartoonist / writer There’s a saying in Maldavia that says “One elephant’s pancreas is a certain catering service’s hamburger patty.” My grandmother told me this when I was very young, but I never really knew what she meant. Well, I’ve grown older and wiser, despite the threat of nuclear annihilation, and those words have become very real for me. But to avoid another generic cafeteria bashing article. I’ll go bash the cafeteria (owner) and write about some thing else. Let’s talk about God. Well, enough about me. Let’s go on to the presidential election. First, George Bush; he’s cute and everything, but I think today’s voters are looking for a little more substance (no, not puke on a Japanese dinner table...). And Clinton, well, there are two people in the country who think he’s got substance(s), but they’re not talking. I’m going to have to throw my support to Mr. Perot, but don’t ask why. I’m not voting (wow, the Democratic Ideal lives on). Since this article has turned into a general bitch session, I want to address the problem of cereal manufacturers. I’m really tired of having to completely deform the full box in order to retrieve the prize. Once I have the prize, I usually find that there is one version that is the dumbest, most unexciting, cheapest version and therefore most common. Get a clue people; no one buys cereal because they like it and it’s good for them. It’s politics. Speaking of politics. I’d like to address this comment to the administra tion: (I figure why waste the ink for the same results...) I guess that’s it (I’m sure you’re tom). At the request of those influenced by bureaucracy and self-respect (morons), I will attach the following disclaimer. “This article is mine. No one may take credit for the offensive comments contained within. To those offended: get over it. Buy some cereal, get the dumb toy, and don’t come crying to me when you finally admit that beyond my egocen- tricity, I was right.” Love, Rhett MOHIT KASIBHATIA columnist The 1992 NCAA tournament was one of the most exciting’and interesting tournaments in recent memory. The tournament had its share of upsets, buzzer beaters, classic games, and controversies. The lack of upsets in the first day of play was compensated by the losses of Arizona, St. Johns, and Oklahoma on the second day. As the tournament went on, the giants continued to fall. The Midwest region, the site of the demise of such favorites as Kansas, Arkansas, and USC, proved to be a veritable killing field. USC was one of the many teams whose dreams came crashing down in the final seconds due to buzzer beaters. However, the excitement of James Forrest’s three pointer with 2.2 seconds left in the Georgia Tech versus USC game was soon eclipsed by Christian Laettner’s game-winning jumper against Kentucky. Duke versus Kentucky was a classic game, and one which many believe was the greatest game of the modem era. Both teams played with courage, skill, and accuracy — indicated by the high scoring nature of the contest. Another classic of the “elite eight” was Michigan versus Ohio State. This game saw the coming of age of the “Fab 5,” a group of Michigan freshmen who will rule college basketball for the next few years. The memory of the two losses Michigan suffered to O.S.U. had all but disappeared after Michigan held a comfortable halftime lead. The second half saw Jimmy Jackson of O.S.U. bring his team back into the game and force it to overtime. Yet the presence of these fabulous freshmen proved too much for O.S.U. After all the dust had settled, four teams... Michigan, Cincinnati, Duke, and Indiana... were left standing. In the first of the two final four games, Duke survived a poor first half and a late-game attack by Indiana, to clinch yet another birth in the National Championship game. It would be there, in Minneapolis, that they would face the youngsters of Michigan. Could Duke repeat... or would it be the coming of a new era, a Wolver ine era in basketball? After a dismal first half by all-star Christian Laettner and Duke, they found themselves still only down by one point. In the second half however, led by Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, and of course Mr. Laettner, Duke surged to a twenty point victory as if to tell the fabulous freshmen: “Not yet kids!” For experience had paid off as Duke became back-to-back champions. The road to the national champion ships was long and hard for both the teams and the fans. Yet, as Dick Vitale so poetically put it, the tournament was, “...totally awesome, baby!”
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