Wow, so I just learned why Wooster is having an Alcohol Awareness Week. Here’s an alcoholic summary of last semester (Fall 2005):

• During all but two weekends (13 out of 15) there were “incidents” (going-to-the-hospital-for-alcohol-poisoning incidents).
• One weekend involved no less than 8 people at the hospital for alcohol poisoning.
• The Wellness Center had 50 people in one weekend (or night, the details are fuzzy).
• One person had a BAC of 0.407 (isn’t that close to fatal?), and the next weekend was back with a BAC of over 0.3 (and has since checked into a rehab program, apparantly).
• Most alcohol-related incidents (Wellness Center, hospital, tickets, etc.) for incoming frosh than in any previous year (and pretty much highest SATs and ACTs as well, oddly enough).
• The frosh got more alcohol tickets than all 3 other classes combined.

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The guy who went berserk in a Mass. nightclub died in a shootout with Arkansas police. His name was Jake. He was 18. He lived in New Bedford, Mass., and he listened to Insane Clown Posse. I know this because someone found his MySpace page. (I’m pretty sure this is his page — it would have to be a pretty complex hoax. I’ve saved off a copy of his page in case MySpace yanks the account.) We can see how he presented himself to the world, and the impact his actions had on his friends.

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So it looks like the RIAA might have a tougher time than they thought pushing the Broadcast Flag and Audio Flag through Congress -- because the 80-something Senator Stevens has an iPod. And he doesn't want the RIAA messing with his fair use rights.

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I wrote this on the plane ride back from Charlottesville to Wooster...

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