A diamond to Brown Concert Agency for providing what could ultimately become a stellar Spring Weekend lineup. But an even bigger diamond to the loose lips on the drunken student who accidentally blurted out that Common and Wilco would be performing.
A cubic zirconium to selective wording. Sure it sounds great to say that Brown had the lowest acceptance rate among Ivy League schools ... with binding early decision. Almost as impressive as having the Ivy League's most user-friendly course registration system ... that's neither electronic nor accurate.
Speaking of registration, a diamond to Mocha for being efficient, easy-to-use and fast - in other words, everything BOCA is not.
A cubic zirconium to the men's basketball team for celebrating its 100th year of play. A banquet is a nice way to celebrate, but a championship would be better.
A diamond to Edward Widmer, the new librarian and director of the John Carter Brown library and former Slick Willy aide. However, if we could choose, we would take a post at the GCB instead of the JCB.
Coal to blazing in Barbour, a practice that is not nearly as fun, nor as safe, when done literally.
A diamond to modern-day John Wayne and cultural icon Chuck Norris, who "doesn't read books," but "stares them down until he gets the information he wants," according to his random fact generator. But coal to the starry-eyed publicist who attributed the site's popularity to "the distinctiveness of Mr. Norris' personality and celebrity."
A cubic zirconium to being drunk dialed by members of our staff at 12:30 a.m. While amusing, it reminds us of what we're missing while trapped in the office.
And lastly, a posthumous diamond to Sidney Frank '42. We're not sure for what you'll be remembered more: millions of dollars in philanthropic donations or the Jäger machine residing in President Ruth Simmons' office, but we at The Herald raise our mini-liquor bottles in your memory.
