Seven Questions

Full Name: Reid Selby Palmer

Hometown: Ithaca, New York

Birthdate: June, 12 1982

nickname: Pierre

favorite athlete: Randy Newsom



It's been a tough week for us at "Seven Questions." Under immense media fire for perceived sexist comments, I planned an intricate and clandestine operation to steal all of the copies of the Radix from the Campus Center. I soon discovered, however, that all three published copies had already been mailed to the editors' parents. Fortunately, my time consuming mission still allowed for wandering around campus. While doing so, I bumped into football defensive end Reid Palmer. Reid is second on the team with 31 tackles, and is a big reason why the Jumbos have one of the top defenses in the NESCAC. I found Reid in a Zen-like state underneath an oak tree, listening to Junction and painting a mood piece. It was obvious that only "Seven Questions" could maintain Reid's middle ground.



1. Reid, in the most recent issue of the Radix, members of our esteemed sports department were labeled as having racist tendencies. Is half of you mad at us? So mad in fact I am having trouble typing this response because my left hand refuses to cooperate.

2. Many people may not know that in addition to being a meathead, you are a talented artist in The Museum School. Have you ever given any thought to flexing a Bob Ross style fro? Only if it doesn't get in the way of pounding beers and seducing chicks in the DU basement.

3. Have you found great artistic inspiration living in your divine waterfront hideaway on the beautiful and scenic banks of Medford's own Mystic River?

I've been working on an installation piece in my bedroom actually, featuring empty beer cans and laundry.

4. Speaking of living situations, you found yourself in an interesting one last year with teammate and self-promoter Randy Newsom. What kept you up at night, the loud sound of his receiving instant messages on your computer or the overwhelming smell of blonde hair dye? Actually neither, what kept me up was wandering the halls waiting for whichever freshman girl it was that week to finish up at third base. I thought middle school ended a long time ago.

5. I'm sure the public knows you hail from one of the nation's most amazing cities, Ithaca, New York. In your wilder days, what was the most townie thing you ever did? Driving around in my '92 Subaru, trying to pick up college chicks when I was 16. The more things change...

6. Your mother is a subscriber to The Nation, the bastion of liberal thought in America. What advice, besides correcting the frequent and blatant grammatical errors, might she give to the lovely people at Radix for creating a readable magazine? Honestly, I really only look at the covers of both. Opening them up and reading them cuts into my busy do nothing all day schedule.

7. "Floorcest:" Discuss. It always seems like a good idea at the time_especially when that time is

3 a.m.

-Ethan Schwartz