February 5th, 2011
My legs hurt. But that’s beside the point. After 8 hours of standing, that’s really what happens to a person who’s used to sitting around all day on facebook at home, on facebook at work, or on facebook at the library.
I woke up today, and immediately went to the Ronald McDonald House to make Valentine’s Crafts with Little Kids. It was a WAVE event with Diana in charge and V. Payne, Jarod, Daisy, Morgan, & Rachel in attendance. Unfortunately, Ronald McDonald failed at coordinating the event succesfully. Another group of people had already arrived and hoarded all the kids to make crafts with them instead, leaving us stuck with making crafts with each other as a group and eating cookies. It was still semi-enjoyable and quite a stress-reliever.
When I got back, I took a nap which was really nice, immediately following it by going to the Triton Tailgate on Warren Lawn – eating pizza while chatting with Matt Diamond, Michelle Wong, & Louise Chan mostly. After that I awaited Lauren’s arrival from work and we went to the Spirit Night Women’s Basketball Game together [UCSD wins], Goodies (where we also bumped into her friend), and then the Spirit Night Men’s Basketball Game [UCSD loses] where we saw and talked to V. Payne & Tyler. (My picture is thus of the Men’s Basketball Game, at one point in time). Hence marks the one and only day UCSD will ever have spirit – at least in terms of its sports. I think the Six-College system is pretty much conducive to making that happen, but it makes sense. When UCSD was founded, it was during the midst of the 60s protests against the Vietnam War, and by establishing a campus like ours it avoided the creation of a center of campus, and thus provided a climate by which students couldn’t come together to protest (which means now students can’t really come together as a whole in spirit). Shrug, it was nice while it lasted though. Warren won first place in Spirit, at least! Although, I still disapprove of the six-college seperation, cause it divides us, rather than making us united. And, as Abraham Lincoln once said “A House divided against itself cannot stand”.
After the game, I went to the ICRA office to grab some supplies for the Spirit Night Dance! Me, Bee-John, Rashika, and Geetha helped Nicole set up for the dance, and subsequently following we engaged in some risque dancing, obviously. D.J. wasn’t that great, and I kind of hate dances, so it was only tolerable at best. Some moments were fun though, including singing along to songs I knew. After Rashika disappeared, only me, Geetha, Bee-John, Yammi, & Charlene ended up dancing. I tried to get Adam Bernot to dance with us for a bit, but ultimately failed. By the way, Yammi & Charlene are ultimate heartbreakers breaking the hearts of boys who just simply want to dance with me (and knowing me, I was in the rejected position last year). HAHAHAHA. Oh well. As the night ended, we all cleaned up and called it a night, which unfortunately including lugging the ICRA conference table all the way back to the ICRA Office. At the end of the night I was both happy and tired. Happy to actually fully dance for a whole night for once (the experience), happy Warren won spirit night at least despite UCSD losing the game, and tired because my feet and whole body pretty much hurt. But at least I felt Spirited Away.
| Hosni Mubarak kept Egypt under total control for nearly three decades, not through charisma or inspiration, but by building a system of patronage and brutality that was beyond challenge. In the past two weeks, those methods have failed him. The popular uprising in the Arab world’s biggest country has tested the limits of Mubarak’s reliance on the system he inherited and reshaped, and his frequent threat that, without him in charge, the country would face chaos – a tradeoff that the country’s middle and upper classes have not been willing to make. Good luck Egypt. My hearts and prayers are with you. <24. |  |
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On February 5th, 1917, Congress passes the Immigration Act which required a literacy test for immigrants and barred Asiatic laborers, except for those from countries with special treaties or agreements with the United States, such as the Philippines. I don’t know what I really think about this. It’s kind of racist, but then again, the U.S. should be able to decide who is let in their borders (i.e. the problem with Mexican Illegal Immigrants & Drug Cartels). |
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