PERSPECTIVES

DiMucci spoke to the congre---, gation about gossiping and how it effects all parties involved. I commend DiMucci for taking this approach and not barraging the assembly with the familiar tune of what ashes just simply symbolize. what I was giving up. They were eager to remind me that I work in a newsroom. They wished me a lot of luck, and deemed me a lost cause.

Ash Wednesday Mass was so well attended that the administration was considering selling tickets to watch the Mass somewhere in the mansion basement over a closed-circuit television.

I'm not drawing any conclusions regarding the high attendance for this day, but I only question the importance of ashes. Ashes symbolize the least of important factors during the season of Lent. Ashes only remind us of our roots, and are distributed so that we do not forget what we will inevitably return to.

More important elements were brought up during the homily given by John DiMucci, campus minister.

DiMucci began his homily with interesting points of gossiping that had many thinking he was speaking of something else, possibly something sexual. I'm not sure if it was his intention to have done this, but it grabbed everyone's attention quickly.

I care to elongate on DiMucci's well spoken and suggestive homily. As a kid, I would give up petty things for Lent. I learned through 12 years of Catholic school that you're supposed to be cumulative in what you give up, and not just to continue to give up the same crap year after year.

After hearing DiMucci's homily, I know that a worthwhile sacrifice would be to give up talking about other people. This is a pretty big sacrifice for anyone who is human. Just imagine the responses from my friends when I told them

I found myself thinking the same about many of the people on our campus, which is pretty sad. If everyone isn't talking about everyone else, than it seems that misery is in the air, or there is nothing else to talk about. I ventured to the business office last week to make a deposit for the sophomore class student government, and unbelievably, they're pretty friendly, except for about two bad apples that stunk up the experience. I only assume that they had their tongues bit hard when a Loquitur staff member such as myself cruised through the doors.

I am sure that if everyone would seriously consider the implications of gossiping, this campus would make a 180 degree turn. Give it a try.

Joe Holden is the news editor for Loquitur. Bad apples in the mansion, you know who you are.

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