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5th Column: Hello, Kitty… Welcome to College

Thursday night is a sacred night in college.  People go out, people study, people hibernate in preparation for a crazy weekend – Thursday night is unspeakably important. Last Thursday night, as I snuggled down under my blankets, feeling responsible for getting Friday’s homework done and excited to get a good night sleep, I said to myself, “Wow, how lucky am I to live in America, where my fellow kinsmen appreciate the hallowed events of Thursday night.” My roommate, who has just recently gotten over the fact that I always talk to myself before falling asleep, nodded and went back to cramming for her major history exam. Just as all the week’s troubles began to disappear with that magic Thursday night slumber, the most horrible noise... [Read more...]

Students From Other Colleges Say Gays are Accepted as Equals

College Democrats, College Republicans, Spanish Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club – there is such a wide variety of clubs on campus, but it feels like something is missing. It has been rumored that the university has a 30 percent homosexual population.  This means that there is a significant portion of the school’s population unrepresented.  Why don’t we have a Gay/Straight Alliance Club?  Many feel that it wouldn’t survive. “[The Catholic University of America] does not feel like a safe environment to come out,” said sophomore Kim Clark, who was co-founder and president of a Gay/Straight Alliance Club at her old high school.  “It’s a ‘don’t ask, don’t talk about it’ situation.” [Read more...]  Read More →