Archive for October, 2008
Popular Culture: An Apology - Volume 1
Submitted by Max Utzschneider, Logic Tutor
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It has become cliché to lampoon popular music for being lyrically incoherent or banal. By popular music I mean the type that teenagers gyrate to in clubs across the country, repeating the refrain in endless, subconscious monotone. But perhaps we are not giving popular music the [...]
Juicy Campus Campaign Gains National Attention
We know you’ve been slacking on your Juicy Campus dada-posting. We have too. Let this article about it from InsideHigherEd serve as motivation for your time-spent. People are noticing that it is working. Keep it up.
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Using Juicy Campus as ‘a Weapon Against Itself’
Typically, students curious to read the latest gossip and hearsay written by their [...]
More about us having a bus…
So, if you haven’t read the post below, you won’t understand this post. It’s like a good sequel to a good movie. Thus, there are few posts like this.
Here is some more information to keep in mind about our event THIS FRIDAY(!):
There are only 30 spots!!! You gotta sign up online for tickets here. If [...]
The Colonialist Has A Bus!
WE HAVE A BUS!
So, we’re using it.
Remember in our post, “Manifest Destiny,” we spoke about creating events in DC? Well, we did. And now we’re doing it. Our event platform will be called “The Colonialist HAS A BUS” because we have a bus, and now we can all go places.
To celebrate our 1st Birthday (!) [...]
Our Medical School Sucks
Did you know our medical school sucks? Well, it does.
WaPo ran an article about it Thursday. The DCist explained the thought process behind sending Cheney to the only medical school on probation in the country. Why does our medical school suck so bad? Washington Post explains:
Committee co-secretary Dan Hunt of the Association of American Medical [...]
The Final Debate
To continue the tradition of high quality mid-term content, I would like to discuss the final debate. Since I was studying, I was unable to watch the debate, so I want to know what you thought.
But more importantly, I want someone to tell me what the fuck is going on in these two pictures:
For the [...]
Cheney Released From GW Hospital
As midterms continue to eat Colonialist writers alive, we have to resort to posting real news. One-time Colonialist contributor and professional amateur photographer Greg Magee snapped the shot we all wanted. Dicky C on campus.
We also wanted to thank everyone for the large number of blog submissions we’ve been receiving! Keep them coming!
Good luck with [...]
Life Imitating Art Imitating Life
“My Friends…” Look at the unbelievable parallels to the political discourse in this country right now:
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FoBoGro Robbed at Gun Point
I was sitting in my basement watching King of Kong when I heard a woman yelling “STOP THAT MAN! STOP HIM!” I ran to my front door but when got outside, I couldn’t figure out what was going on. But then I found out:
At about 1:35 p.m., a black male, described by witnesses as in [...]
Write For The Colonialist!!
As promised in our first post of the year, we are offically opening up applications for sub-blogs here at The Colonialist. If you have been wanting to start a blog for a while, or have one and the readership is small, we want to help. We have the largest readership of any blog on campus [...]
