Sam Michel |

The last day of Passover was on Saturday. It was an emotional day that capped a week of flourless foods. Just for kicks and giggles, I recorded my inner thoughts and emotions throughout the day as I slowly descended into madness fueled by lack of bread. When I went back to edit my post...
Read more »

Let me make something clear: I love kids. I consider myself a 19-year old kid, one who who enjoys orange soda, a good Spongebob episode and the 2002 Academy Award-winning film “Clockstoppers.” But make no mistake: today’s youths are in no way, shape or form similar to what we were like 6-10 years ago....
Read more »

At long last, the SA election season is over. Candidates and their staffs fought valiantly in their respective contests. I still can’t get over the fact that campaigns actually have staffs of around 20 people. I know that campaigning for SA president is a tough job and candidates essentially get no sleep for two...
Read more »

SCENARIO: It’s 3am. You’re just finishing up some late night studying at Gelman. Who are we kidding you were Facebook stalking your crush for most of the night and realized you have an 8am midterm, and you figure it might be wise to show up. But you’re too lazy to walk back across an...
Read more »

Well this was inevitable. A virus, known as gastrointestinal illness, has swept across campus. In typical GW response, students have boarded up their dorms and quarantined themselves to avoid human contact. Soon all the streets and buildings will be deserted. This is the closest thing I’ll get to a real life version of Contagion....
Read more »

The SA Elections are upon us! Hide the children!!! In all (semi) seriousness we’re entering a 7-10 day slog where candidates for the GW Student Association (SA) make their pitches to voters. As you are bombarded with campaign posters, flyers, buttons, and bribes, here’s a quick definition of commonly used SA election rhetoric that...
Read more »