It's been a relief this semester to finally see a voice of reason on campus. Unfortunately, I do have one caveat with Evan Cochran's commentary, in that he seems afraid to touch delicate or controversial issues. Everyone knows coke is a "whole lot of fun," but Cochran nary says a word about cult suicide, another quality social activity of which some more timid students are wary, and one that won't break the bank nearly as much as doing lines. Those who have never tried ritualistic suicide are quick to bash it, and it creates quite a double standard to criticize something you have never tried.
Where finances are a concern, Cochran points out the obvious solutions such as stealing from Hodgdon and bastardizing Islam's holiest month, but he neglects to mention mugging old ladies as a ripe source of funding. Elderly women, it turns out, are fairly easy to outrun.
For an inexpensive weekend activity almost guaranteed to cause as much death and destruction as drunk driving, kicking kittens is always an option. Yet Cochran says nothing.
Cochran's problem is that he does not go far enough. Real change is brought about by stirring up the pot, and catering to the content police in the manner Cochran does is never going to get anyone talking.
Ed Kalafarski
LA '06
