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The Bunion

Don’t do drugs kids — just look what happened to ol’ Mother Nature. Aaron Albani

Mother Nature caught with possession of illegal substances Sources confirmed Tuesday that a number of illicit narcotics were, in fact, administered to Mother Nature and that she will be answering for her more than questionable behavior in recent weeks. While ...

Reading this will make you cooler

Scratchy, bushy, prickly, patchy, peach fuzz — whatever you’ve got, you’ve got to rock it. Creative Commons

Save the beards I have a confession to make. Well … to be quite honest, I technically already made it on the Gustavus Love Confession page, and according to the 39 “likes” it has received, I think it’s safe to assume ...

The Hidden Truth

Who exactly do we define as terrorists? Creative Commons

What is terrorism? According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation website, terrorism is defined as “unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance ...

Cloudy with a chance of musing

The AVEN triangle is a symbol of asexuality, the grey gradient representing the spectrum of sexuality. Creative Commons

The secret life ABC Family has a show called The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Whatever your views on the show, if you love it or hate it, you can agree that they talk about sex a lot. In ...

The write to think

Even Jack Nicholson doesn’t know what the truth is. Creative Commons

You can’t handle my non-objective truth An interesting question has been eating at my mind lately. That is, how do we know what truth is? To answer this question, we must first examine the nature of distinguishing truth both subjectively and objectivily. ...

The Implication

The Patriot Act – George W. Bush’s response to the September 11th attacks. Creative Commons

Advertising your prayers This past Monday, April 15, was a close friend of mine’s birthday. We were looking forward to having cake and enjoying a nice meal. The Caf did not provide the environment. As I waited for my friends ...

For the sake of argument

Obama speaking to students at USC. Some of the signs behind him read, “Move America Forward.” Fine, exactly what direction is that? Creative Commons

Politics – where language goes to die On the 2008 campaign trail, President Obama said, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are ...

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If a radioshow broadcasts, but no one listens, does it make a sound? Mackenzie McCann

The voice of Gustavus I’m writing this sitting in the KGSM studio in Beck Hall. My weekly two-hour radio show is currently “on-air,” and I have some time to kill while I play some of the great songs I discovered ...

The Bunion

Little boy blue sat in his corner on his sleeping mat.
Waiting and wishing and wanting his roommate to quit tapping that. Vinny Bartella

Gustavus sophomore sexiled Gustavus Sophomore Zack Molar was seen sitting cross-legged outside his dorm room all night Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. When asked why he would rather camp out in the cold, uncomfortable hallway of Gibbs Hall, he replied, “Well, ...

The Hidden Truth

The prisoners of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, suffering from inhumane conditions, have recently began a hunger strike. Creative Commons

How much do you know about Guantanamo? Most people have heard of the famous Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay movie. But how many people are aware of exactly what Guantanamo Bay is? Guantanamo Bay is located in Guantanamo ...