First-years, food rock GLC

Last week’s Fall Fair was a blur of posters, lights, food, and an abundance of other sights.
Designed to showcase the progress and achievements of the first-year seminars and the various academic departments, the fair was part of a larger event through the admission office, entitled “An Evening At Hamline.”

The Learning Center was packed to the gills with first-years, faculty, and prospective students, as well as many upperclassmen browsing the exhibits for free candy and food.

Professor bemoans, aims to alter lack of student-friendly Midway businesses

Unless they’re looking to grab a cup of coffee at Ginkgo or a candy bar from the vending machine at Jiffy Lube, most Hamline students have to venture a few miles off campus to satisfy cravings for a good meal.

Despite treasured hangouts like Ginkgo and the Black Sea, the Hamline-Midway neighborhood is not home to many student-friendly establishments.

Hamline religion professor and neighborhood resident Mark Berkson is annoyed with the lack of student accessibility among the businesses on Snelling Avenue.

*Letter to the Editor* A reviewal of a College Republicans argument

Dear Mr. Byma,

I am quite disappointed in your column that appeared in the Nov. 2 edition of the Oracle, which suggested that the Bush administration has “lifted the economy.” Being a fellow Hamline student, it was quite disturbing to hear your distortion of the facts and your ignorance of the suffering that has been imposed on the American people. We are academics here at Hamline, Mr. Byma. So let’s review your “facts” with information from official government sources.

First of all, you suggest that the job gains over the last 14 months are proof that the Bush administration has done great things for the U.S. economy. Maybe you have forgotten that when George W. Bush first took office in January of 2001, unemployment rates were lower than they had been in 30 years, at less than 3.9 percent, and the economy had been growing for nine consecutive years.

‘Halo’ sequel hits store shelves

At four o’clock in the morning, two-and-a-half cases of empty Mountain Dew cans litter the floor alongside empty bags of Cheetos. Six Domino’s Pizza boxes lie strewn over several couches. No, it’s not Dungeons and Dragons that prompted this haphazard mess, but the new college subculture, the Halo machine.

At Hamline University, the Xbox game Halo consumes the lives of countless students as they pilot “Sarge” and other nicknamed characters’ weaponry through the alien Covenant and Flood.

“[Halo] is an enjoyable pastime, I only do it to have fun,” sophomore Jeff Fillipi said.

Manke’s overtime goal lifts Pipers to 5-4 win

Senior Ryan Manke scored at the 1:09 mark of the overtime period to give Hamline hockey a 5-4 win against UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 6.

Hamline (1-1, 0-0 MIAC) took a 4-2 lead with a pair of goals in the second period.

Hamline took the lead on a Griffin Kilby goal at 4:53.

Eau Claire responded with their own goal by Rob Ouimette to tie the game at 1-1.

Under the covers...with Molly Kirwan

Dear Molly:

Is it wrong to fake
an orgasm?

Just Wondering

Okay, JW, your question is a little more complicated than most of those that I typically field. I can’t merely run to an anatomy book or consult the CDC website to locate a concrete answer for you. No, you used the word “wrong,” which means that we’re entering the topic of morality, and I, as a simple English major, am certainly no expert in that area.