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8 Sumo wrestling: what could be more fun? By Sarah Fleming STAFF WRITER Serendipity: 1. an apti tude for making desirable dis coveries by accident. 2. good fortune; luck. Obviously Webster has never been to Guilford College for this once a-year event. This definition says noth ing about wild parties, fire alarms and puke in the stair wells. It doesn't even mention jello or Biz Markie. And, most of all, it completely leaves out sumo wrestling. What could be more fun than dressing up like a really fat man in a diaper and trying to knock down someone else dressed up like a really fat man in a diaper? "Watching people sumo wrestle each other was hilarious," stated Paul Binford, who didn't dare attempt the event himself, "es pecially the girls. I like to watch women wrestle." For those of you who missed out on this wonderful event, let me explain. First, you have to find ei ther a really good friend, or SOM£TIHES I WONDER. iF IT € ~7~ 4. , . J I fTMB NO PIFFBRENI IN OTHER FIELDS, Ml IF IT'S 7UST AS DIFFICULT. tPI \ K I J-LJB SAY. TO BE A PHILOSOPHER... \ W^ f •* 'i I I ~ OR. A ■ 11 ifMHWiFfI SOCIOLOGISTI 1 ->. ■ I I * Mil SI CAN. II | I Any act of creation- if one is honest - also creates the ■OR TO BE ■INHH POSSIBILITY THAT ONE WILL FAIL. THAT makes the acta leap of faith. GET _V ~ T. M BEGINNING TO TUINKEVERI ffl AN education. [_^__J_mKMMkafifl LeAP /s A LEAp OF FA'TH IT ISN'T EASY FOR A IE. I'M NOT M , MW.' " LIKE CHIP He DIDN'T NEED TO M 7 TW//VK \|l| j SOMEHOW X F/NP THE COURAGE, - I SVtfV THOUGH 1 AM AFRAIO. ZiflHU-C ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ But i /w C / >- NOT AFMD _ V "/. THE A END Features someone you re ally hate. Next, both of you go to the ring and put on your sumo suits. This is the key part. The suits are stuffed with some kind of foam padding and weigh some where around 50 pounds, and they're really hard to get on. Once you've got on your suit you definitely want to have your pic ture taken so later you can see how stupid you look as a fat man with tiny little legs in a diaper. And don't for get the padded hair-helmet complete with a sumo-bun. Now you're ready to fight. You've got three chances to knock down your opponent, which means you also have three chances to jump on them once they're down. But be ADRIENNE OWENS Hot, sweaty, and pushing people around...life is good. careful, once you're down it be comes virtually impossible to get up. I wonder if real sumo wrestlers have this problem. I feel really bad for all of you who missed the excite ment. Hopefully you won't next year. I'd just like to say thank you to who ever in | Environmental { {Studies Students i ■ Enjoy an internship in i ■ beautiful southwest Virginia! ■ ★ must enjoy physical work—organic gardening . I ★ reading list, journaling, final paper learn how to certify a farm for organic produce I ★housing, food, car, computer provided I ★ a four-credit course & S4OO a month stipend ★ Floyd, Virginia—near Virginia Tech with a I wealth of resources I ★ schedule flexible during summer months start some time in May, plan your own schedule may leave project and return I ★ improve your writing skills with Guilford instructor, Sandra Winters | ★ will oversee an ample budget for organic seeds, plants, fertilizers, beneficial insects Call Sandra Winters, Internship Faculty Sponsor, 540-745-2365, or fax 540-745-5815 for questions and to schedule an interview. THE GUILFORDIAN APRIL 23, 1 999 vented sumo wrestling, and give an extra thanks to the person who invented fake sumo wrestling. As a fellow sumo wrestler, Sarah Reese, put it, "Even though I got my ass kicked, it was still a lot of fun."
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