8 ■ febmary 2003
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ncssm I the stentorian
Out of
the
Bubble
feMILY CURRIN
H ave you felt the sting
of Cupid's arrow yet,
or does it seem that
Cupid was slightly off target
this year? Either way, one
cannot resist the almost sick-
eningly sweet displays of
teddy bears, roses, conversa
tion hearts, and mylar bal
loons. Now that you've
bought your ACC flowers and
your Stentorian ads it's time to
show your Valentine what you
are really made of and just
how sweet you can be!
2/17: Flicker Film Festival;
Cat's Cradle
2/20: Jump, Little Children;
Cat's Cradle
2/20: Jupiter Coyote; Lincoln
Theatre
2/13-3/1: Carolina Ballet:
Ballet Plus! Ciompi Quartet
2/14-2/15: Lord I'm Coming
Home; BTI Center-Meymandi
Concert Hall
3/4-3Z9: Blast!; BTI Center-
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Restaurants for
Valentine’s Day
Dinners
Brightleaf: Anotherthyme,
El Rodeo, Fishmonger's
Oyster Bar, The Latin Grill,
Pop's, Tavema Nikos, Theo's
Kellari, Torero's, Tosca
Ristorante Italiano
SouthPoint: Big Bowl Asian
Kitchen, California Pizza
Kitchen, Champps
Americana, Firebirds Rocky
Mountain Grill, Maggiano's
Little Italy, Nordstrom Bistro
South Square Mall Area:
Applebee's, Grady's American
Grill, Romano's Macaroni
Grill, Spartacus Restaurant
9th Street: Cafe Parizade,
Charlie's, George's Garage,
Magnolia Grill, Vin Rouge
And to Spice Up the
Love Life...
Try watching one of those
black and white romances
with the sound off...make up
your own words and see
where things go.
Send your valentine on a
scavenger hunt where you, X,
marks the spot.
Drug and
Alcohol
Survey
Results
Seun Ajiboye
L ast week, 189 NCSSM
students took an
anonymous drug and
alcohol survey during com
mon lunch. The survey
inquired about their experi
ences with drugs and alcohol,
when they started using, if
they are still using, if they are
interested in stopping, and
why they are or were using.
Here are the results:
42% have never used drugs or
alcohol
4% have only done drugs
37% have only used alcohol
18% have done both
Of those who have had
experiences with drugs/alco
hol:
6.Syo began under the age of
10
8.3% began between the ages
of 10 and 12
46.3% began between the
ages of 13 and 15
38.9% began between the
ages of 16 and 18
22% are still using (2 of
these people are interested
stopping)
78% have stopped
When asked why they use
or used drugs:
28% use/used it to relax
15% tried experimentally
14% do/did it to have fun
17% do/did it for social rea
sons (parties, peer pressure,
etc.)
26% do/did it for various
other reasons such as sex,
boredom, or thirst
To all who took the sur
vey, thank you for your time
and your honesty.
Zack,
I dream about you as I
check housekeeping. I long
for every fast-twitch mus
cle fiber in your body.
Love me.
Your hot'n'heavy RLA, Chris
To: Craig Zdanowics^
If you asked me u/hat the
meaning of "love" is I would
reply "I do not know". But
Craig, I do know that when
I'm with you, I am hopelessly,
helplessly, recklessly falling in
love. Every moment I spend
with you is what I've been
waiting for all my life. Thanks
for being such a great friend,
advisor, and lover. I will
remember you... will you
remember me too... ?
Eove, Alice
To: Layton'Ashmore
Happy Birthday... yeah
yeah I know... *kiss*
Love, B
Chris Nichols: An SLI With a
Heart the Size of an X-Box
Chris Saunders
In both my years of resi
dential life at NCSSM, I have
met many great people, both
students and staff members.
However, I dare say that I
have met few as great as Chris
Nichols, Fourth West's SLI of
the last year and a half.
More a friend than an
SLI, Chris was always willing
to have a conversation, play
video games, or occasionally
just break in-room with the
guys on hall. However, he
was also a great SLI, always
ready to drive us places for
hall trips and such.
Chris is best remembered
as someone who always
looked at the bigger picture,
and didn't care so much about
the smaller details. Sure,
nobody likes room inspec
tions, but with Chris, we were
able to live the way we want
ed to; he realized that we had
enough to do without keeping
our shoes in straight lines in
the closet and keeping our
books aligned exactly
squared with the comers of
our desks. In Chris's eyes, I-
Viz was enough incentive for
people to keep their rooms
clean, and we all appreciated
it.
Chris was also a man who
never felt the need to be nasty
about disciplinary processes.
He had two rules for the guys
on hall - nobody gets hurt, and
nobody breaks anything. He
Davis Bowen
The beloved Chrts Nichols with his two RLAs Chris Saunders and
Ben Jarrett.
understood that boys will be
boys and unless someone is in
danger or committing a
felony, a little fun isn't any
thing to get mad about.
Under Chris's leadership,
4W was a hall that ran on
mutual respect, not fear of
authority. And after a year
and a half of living there. I'm
convinced that that's the way
it should be.
As of late, Chris has
taken a job in Baltimore,
Maryland, in college admis
sions. It's quite possible that
in his absence. Fourth West
and the rest of the Science and
Math community will never
be the same again. Farewell
and good luck Chris Nichols,
you will be missed.
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