2008 Woodie Awards
Just when you finally get into the swing of things for the semester, you realize it's almost over. You finally got your schedule set, figured out how to balance homework and other activities properly, and then all of a sudden you're preparing for finals. Well, maybe not everyone is as behind as I am.
Last Wednesday's Boston Globe featured a front page article titled, "Smoking Ban Tied to a Gain in Lives." The report highlights a new study by the state Department of Public Health and Harvard University providing strong evidence that the current state smoking bans save lives.
Colleges Against Cancer invites you to take part in an interactive discussion on cigarette smoking called "Clearing the Air" this Thursday from 5-7 p.m. in the SGA Room in Balfour. To start things off, a panel of students, staff, and faculty will examine various questions pertaining to smoking at Wheaton.
The New York Times buried another story today about Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. In "Deadly Gaza Border Clash Threatens Truce," Isabel Kershner reports, "four Hamas gunmen were killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza border on Wednesday, further testing a shaky truce that took effect in June.
Until 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2008, the most historic moment in my life time was Sept. 11, 2001. I will always remember where I was as I heard the news of planes hitting the twin towers, and the image of the second tower collapsing will be ingrained in my memory for eternity.
While the campus bathes in near total shock and gloom over the Obama victory, here and there seeking escape and solace by indulging in wanton depravity and licentious abandon (how else would one describe the stoplight dance?) this writer, though remaining fundamentally disturbed by the victories of both "hope" and "change," does not share the irrevocable despair of the student body and faculty.