The Black Sheep
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Volume 2, Issue 2 • 2/14/13 - 2/20/13
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sga: please go away tiffany benson wrote this
The Student Government Association is beginning its yearly ritual: a call for the best (or most desperate) of us to assume the role of campus leader. Each student wanting to run for a position in the SGA must receive almost 1,000 signatures from WVU students, whose votes must be legitimized by giving the end of their 700 number. Retrieving that many signatures can be a daunting task... This means one thing: they will find you. (Yes, that is spoken in a creepy horror film voice.) They will follow you down the street, bug you at the bus stop, interrupt you in the middle of class and, the worst, hound you when you’re trying to eat. There are ways to avoid being bothered, from the truly dickish to merely maudlin. First, just act extremely busy. They’ll still try to bother you when you’re eating, so make it more convincing than simply staring off into space. To act busy: grab a paper (like this one) to read and hold it up directly over your face. Pick up your cell phone and act like you’re talking to someone about nuclear launch codes. Start writing frantically on your notebook or typing on your laptop, like a genius ideas about to fall out of your ear. Even ask a question to the random person next to you so it looks like you’re in a conversation about something, anything but SGA. For those of you who don’t want to put in the effort to pretend, when a petitioner comes up to you, just say “no” and walk away. If you make it into a game, even better. The more important the task is, the louder you say no when they ask. Example: Say you’re just kicking back in one of the seats in the quiet section of the Lair and they come up. It’s not that important, so use a regular voice and politely decline with a no. Say you have 20 minutes to finish a 10-page paper and e-mail it to your professor when one of them comes up; scream at the top of your lungs until everyone’s staring at them. It’s how the Republican Party convinced Rick Perry to go away. Everyone enjoys a good argument. If they’re planning on being in the SGA they should be prepared to argue. This is your chance to test the waters and respond with your own theories. This one isn’t for the easy-going or faint-of-heart. Get them in a heated discussion about a ridiculous topic and consistently disagree with everything they say, even if it means being immature or flat-out wrong. If they say their platform is to help make the campus safer, reply with “I don’t want a safe campus. I like keeping other students on edge.” If they say they’re platform is to try and improve the PRT and other
transportation, respond “I don’t need transportation, I can fly. No, I’m not going to show you.” Just keep this going for 5 or 10 minutes and they’ll get frustrated and walk away. Also, people tend to remember bad experiences more than good ones, so they’ll keep that mental note to never bother you again.
We’re sure some of the students running are serious about improving the school, but we’re sure we don’t care. We’re just as sure that most of them are in it for the popularity contest, and hey, dude, at least be honest about it. Either way, it’s annoying being followed around and harassed about signing that paper. Just remember students: live long, avoid SGA, and party on.
what'’s inside Morgantown Weather Report It’s truly a roller-coaster of emotions.
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The Daily Dilemma: To Skip or Not To Skip
Skipping classes, that is, in case you forgot what those are.
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bartender of the week Please don’t compliment Bri from Fat Daddy’s on her pretty teeth.
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