A diamond to Buxton International House for hosting a "Beirut for Beirut" tournament to fulfill its community service requirement. Sign-up sheets for The Herald's "Flip Cup for Fallujah" will soon be available at www.browndailyherald.com.
A diamond to Robert Healey Jr., who is running for lieutenant governor on the Cool Moose Party ticket. He vows to abolish his own position if elected, his Web site features fake polls administered by "Darrell East" and he once played an expensive trick on the Providence Journal involving a moose. With a profile like that, perhaps he should set his sights higher than statewide office.
Coal to the four pre-frosh who were recently EMS'd while on an overnight stay in Keeney. Silly pre-frosh - binge-drinking isn't socially acceptable until after you get accepted.
Regarding the University's flow-chart on hate crime protocol: Does flow-chart merit coal? --> Yes. Seek advice about options from various editorial people regarding removal of coal. --> Process ends.
A diamond to UCS President John Gillis '07 for this gem on the final report from the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice: "Reading the report is kind of like realizing your girlfriend isn't perfect after all."
A diamond to the TV-savvy Mike Chapman, vice president for public affairs and University relations, who recently informed a Herald reporter that the transformation of The OC's Summer Roberts "isn't because she comes to Brown. It's about her coming to terms with the death of her friend, Marissa." Who needs TV Guide when the PR staff answers their cell phones?
A cubic zirconium to the new, larger cups in the Sharpe Refectory. Though we enjoy drinking larger quantities of orange guava passion fruit juice, we regret that future first-years will no longer be able to exploit the "bigger Ratty cups" platform when they run for UCS.
And lastly, a diamond to fall holidays, especially when they turn into holi-weeks. Especially when it's Hallo-week. But coal to hangovers.
