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opinions
Rethinking frosh
MIKE CAPITANO Staff Writer
“We like ‘em young. Y is for your sister; O is for oh so tight; U is for underage; N is for no consent; G is for grab that ass.” I could end my article here and let the students of St. Mary’s do the talking for me. But where’s the fun in that? The now infamous chant has led to flurries of commentaries, calls for discipline and the like. There hasn’t been one frank discussion about why we even bother at all with the tradition of Frosh Week. It’s wrought with stereotypes, much of it is forgettable and it forces students to engage in hollow revelry. That’s not to say orientation isn’t important. Your new school should feel like a place where you belong. It’s just that mindless chanting doesn’t foster school spirit (just sore throats and fleeting feelings of camaraderie). I’m sure being inculcated wit H?[ \?H? ?\H?\??&]XZ?H?\? ??Y[]?YK???YK H[??Y[[?X?H[?Y[? ???Y[?][? ?\?H???] [?? ?[??? ?Z[?? ? ??]?? ?\??\??Y\? [? H ?]?[??\?\?YHZ[?H?\?[?[?? ? ?XZ?\?? ??H?X??] ?]?X]^ \?Y[??\?]?Z] ?^H ?\?H??[?[? H [ ?? H?\? ?YH ? H X??]? [??] ?Y[? ????]H???[??[^K?] [??????[\ \? ?]H?]?X?]XZ[?[??K???[?X?[?Y[? ??? ???X[ H??? ?X?Y ?\? H [??YY ?[? \?\????\?[ \?H?\??&]^\? ?? H[?? H ? [][?\?H^ ??\? ??Z[??\?YZ?H ?Y\???H?H]?[? ? H?^ Y?Y\?[?]?Y X[] K??? ? H\????? ?YZ? Z[?Y ??HH?X[? \? K ?\]H ?][??? ???Z[??]\?X?[?]???\????\??][???x?&[H?? ?^Z[???????H?\?] ???]? ? Y[? ?\?H[?HX] \?H [??\???\??]?Y? ??????] ?[?[??\? ? Y[?XY\??\?H ?X\?[??Y? ??[? H ?Y? ?[[??K?HYH?X] [YH \?[???????x?&\??Y[?][? ?YZ?\? YX\??x?&[H[?H???\??YX??] ??H?]? ? H [?]?\??] H^ \?Y[??K????[??]?\??[ \?H\?H ??K ??[??&]?Y[?][??H\?Y?Y ??[?\?]H?[?Z[?H ???X[[?\?X?[??[??]?H^ ??\?H ?? ? [?]Y\? [?\? ????\? ???\??X[?H? H ???X[ KX????Y[?[?\?]?[? ??[??]?\??Y??Y?H HY? Z[?[??] H ??\ ? ? Y[? ?\?H^ X?Y ?] [? ???[??&]???YH?\?\??H?\?\????\?]?H???\? ????\??[YH?Y? ? ?Y?\??Y?\? ??[ ??? X??[???X^X?Hx?&[H?\??Z[???[?X?[ ?? H[? ??\? H?]\?X?BB??[?YH\? \?Y?]?[?? ? [? ? ??X[?H [?H \?[?? H?\?? ?YZ?? ???? ??]X^X?K?\?X^X?K]\? [YH ? ?][??[?[??] ][? ]\??Y[?\??[? ?[??H[?H? \??[? ?[Y[X?\??]8?&\? ????[?? ?YH ] H? ?X\?x?&\??[?\?Y\???\?]Y ?]8?&\?]?[?[?H ????[?? ]???H ?X[^?Y??\?X?X?H] ?\? [?[] ?\? ?[?Y?] ? [K??[ x?&[H?[[?? H[?\?H [???] ????H ??[?H ?\Y??[Y?X?]\?H \? Z[???] ??]?[? ????H ??[]?H ??Y[Y??]?\??[Z[?]YY?Z[???X?]\?H? H \H?]?[? ???\?Y ?]8?&\??X?]\?H ?H[?? \??[ \?H ???[?YH ]?Y [???\ [? ?[? ?x?&\?H?\? ?Z[?? ?]?HH] H?[??Y??H H ?X[ ??? ?\? ??H[??? ]?]?^ \?Y[??\? [? ??Y[Z?HXY?X???Z[???X?? ? ?????? H ?X?? YX\?[??\??\??\?[?\??\? \?X[ ?\?x?&\????[??[X??][?? ?[??Z[?? \? K??H]?H H ??\? ? ?\H \??\ [??]8?&\??\? ?\???X?[] H ? ] ??]\? ??Y][???X]?Y??H ]XY?X?\???[? H?\?? YX\?? ?\??[?[?? [??? ???\Z[?X??]?\?Z?H H ?\?? \?] ??[?H ??Y][?? ]X]?\?H\?[??[\ ?\??[?[??XY?X??\???Y[?? ?\?] ?\??[?[?? ??Y? H[ ?]8?&\??H?\?\?X[? ?Y? ^ \?[Y[? ??x?&[?\? H[?\?H???? ?\?[H[???X?[??Z[?Y[?][? \???H] ???[?][?????[?[???\?[[?Y\? ?Y[H?X?\??\?K???? H ?[??Y\?? \ \? YX\???[ HX?X??XZ?\?? ?? ???[?H???\? ??[?\?]H ??YH?^???X^X?HH X??Y? [?H ?[ZKY??X[ ?H?Y\? ?XZ?\?\?H[? \?K?Z ]Y??&] ?X[ H?] \?[?]?\?K??]Y? ???? ?Y??[????]Y? H [?\?Y?H Y[?Y?\?? ?] Z\??\?? \?\????YY?H ?\?[??&] ?X?Z]?Y ?] ?\?H ?[\ H^ X?Y ? [?X?? Z\? [???[??? ??\????[]?H[Y[?][??????? ?YZ???? ? Y[? ? ??Z?H ? \? H ?[[? \ \? Z[??? ? Y[? ? ?? ?Y?\???Z?^H]?[? ? ?[[???H ]ZY]?Y? ?[?H? ?]H?]???Y[? ?????\??[??]?[??\??[Z[??[? \?\??YK??Y??H^H?\?? YX\?? [?]?\??] H?Y?[?H ?\?]\?Z[?Y ? ?\?]?^H ?[[? ][?\?]X??YH\?H??[ ?H[X?\??\??Y^\?[? ?[??[???\?[??K \?X?\]Y[?H?[???^H ?\??[Y[? ?[? ?[??\?? ?]?]??\??X]\?H[?Y \ ?[??[?? H ?\?]]?\???^H????H[?]\? ??Y[?H ??H? H ?]X??\?] X?Y ?^H?H ???H????? ^Z[??]\?X?[?H?X??[?? ?X???H??[X?\?H ?\??Y\?X???^[??[YY?[?Y??&] ?X[ H?Y[Z?H^H?[\ \? ?\?^H?YK?H???]8?&\? \? H?X?]\?H?^H \???[] K??] ?] \??[?? H?^ YX\?] ?\?????\?H ??\?H X?K?H [YH ?[?X\??[??[???0????[?YY? Y?H LB?????H]??\?? ??? P?\?\?YH???H?Z[?? \??H ?[ H[?\??][?[Y?[;??K [?x?&[?[?{??????H ?X?X?[ [? ?[?^ \?Y[??H[?^ ??\?H ? ?\?[?\?\?X\?? ?X?X?K???]?\??[? H ???[??????Y?[??Y? Y??\?[??K???B??[?^H H ?\ [X?\? M? H ? L??