Archive for the 'How it Happens' Category

The ‘G’ Word

January 30th, 2006 • How it Happens, Opinion, Rants

So I was sitting at my desk after school today, observing a discussion going on behind me. One student had earlier discouraged another from using “gay” in a negative sense (e.g., “This homework assignment is so gay”). My advisor (teacher) was praising the discouraging student for his actions. This fueled the larger discussion on the […]

Cringe

January 5th, 2006 • How it Happens, Local, Rants

The new set
Alright, I have been crazy to see the new WCCO set. What was I thinking? Yeah, I guess the set was everything I could have hoped for — a classy new desk and the widely promised giant window, but there’s one thing I didn’t quite picture: the whole “community” looking in. With the […]