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RecordThe Real Rush: Secrets of sorority rushing revealed 3
Anonymous
The stereotypical experience for young women who participate in rush week results in suffocation from sorority snobs who force smiles through their teeth. This is an extreme cliché that I am pleased to refute now that I’ve experienced rush for myself. However, the story has more than one side, so I will share my observations surrounding spring rush week at Carthage College.
The Real Rush: Secrets of sorority rush revealed Part 2
Anonymous
I have to admit, I never thought I’d find myself rushing—or even thinking about joining a sorority. But so many of my friends have joined them and seemed deliriously happy with an overabundance of other close friends. So I thought, “why not?”
Since I’m not a freshman I already had preconceived notions of some of the sororities but tried to keep an open mind.
The Real Rush: Secrets of sorority rush revealed 1
Anonymous
I went into rush week with an admitted bias. I can honestly say that I dislike sororities. I have seen girls cry over sorority stress, I have seen their grades fall and I have seen them kicked out for breaking some secret code that I just do not understand.
Along with witnessing second-hand the suffering a sorority can cause young women (although I admit that this is not always the case), I also have always felt like Greek life on campus creates cliques that are impossible to break into without being in the sorority.
Unconventional art show sends political messages
Kenna Krone
Staff Reporter
Rarely does the H. F. Johnson art gallery at Carthage College chose to showcase a collection as political as what opened on Feb. 16, titled “Through Their Veins: A Showcase of Mexican Artists.” 148 people attended the opening making for a very respectable turnout.
Each of the artists whose work is on display works in a different style and often a different medium, from oils to ceramics to printed toilet paper.
Lacrosse looking for success: Men's and women's season openers promising starts to the year
Kendra Koeppen
Web Editor
Despite chilly weather and a snow-capped Art Keller Field, the men’s and women’s lacrosse seasons are in full swing. The Lady Reds opened their 2012 season Saturday, Feb. 25, with a match in Sewanee, Tenn., defeating Birmingham-Southern College, 17-8. The win is a promising start to the new season with Carthage having a 9-9 record last year and went 6-1 in the MWLC (Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference). Unfortunately they lost to Adrian College in the championship game at the Multisport Performance Stadium in Adrian, Mich.
Weak in Sports: Granger than fiction
Chris Brucher
Copy Editor
Oscars win again
Amanda Terry
Staff Reporter
The eighty-fourth Academy Awards took place this past Sunday, Feb. 26. Host Billy Crystal, in his ninth appearance as Oscar host, opened with a humorous short clip in which he was struggling with whether or not he should host again and went to various movies of the year to ask for advice.
Taboo Talk
Alyssa Scott
Web Copy Editor
Emily Ramirez
Section Editor
Recently there have been a lot of controversial laws surrounding the issue of abortion. The most disturbing of these are laws that require a woman choosing to have an abortion to undergo an ultrasound and look at images of the baby before going through with it.
Should Ryan Braun be cleared in the court of public opinion? Yes
Max Grothman
Staff Columnist
Should Ryan Braun be cleared in the court of public opinion? No: Results still shrouded in mystery
Copy Editor
In a monumental decision Ryan Braun won his appeal of a 50-game suspension for a positive test of a performance-enhancing drug. Although he will not miss a single game due to the controversy, his victory in the appeal process unfortunately came due to a technicality.
