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Friday, May 25, 2012

Mac Carlson

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Attention, devoted readers of “Freshman are Stupid” (all three of you):

Perk up your ears. Do you hear that sound? The muffled screams of Gerrit and Mac, tied to a chair with tape over their mouth…

Unanswerable questions answered

For the past four years, we’ve overheard people having the same arguments in Sharples, day in and day out. We’re getting sick of it. The time has come for us to settle these questions once and for all…

When I'm 64

While hanging out in the admissions office the other day (all right, you caught us … we were hitting on specs), we threw an interesting piece of Swarthmore College admissions propaganda in Mac’s bookb…

Acapulco fool's gold

This column is meant to address a topic of utmost importance that has, unfortunately, not yet been adequately covered in The Phoenix.

Sept. 6, 2003, 1:45 a.m.—Gerrit: Let’s order a pizza from Acapulco…

Hop aboard the Hobo Trolley

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We decided to give something back to the city of Philadelphia by offering a much-needed service to its underprivileged citizens. We know that there are already many outstanding local groups that work …

Freshmen are Stupid

The views expressed in this column do not represent the views of the Phoenix, but rather cold, hard truth.

Some people think freshmen are naïve. Some people think freshmen are really young. Some peopl…

Mourning the loss of a beloved familiar face

Like many who knew and loved Judy Lord, I was hit hard by the news of her sudden, unexpected death last Friday. I had strolled into Judy’s office at the top of the Lang music building several times la…