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Spring break is canceled due to Board of Trustees visit

By Lee L. Benbow The University of Puget Sound announced last Wednesday that, due to a meeting for the Board of Trustees, spring break is now canceled. Students were dismayed and some canceled their Airbnbs, while others debated whether to skip a week of class or lose the down payment for their rental in Cabo. The Flail sent reporters to investigate the disappearance of spring break, and the surprising correlation to Board of Trustee meetings and school occuring. The news of this spread like wildfire, hitting students while they were...
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It happened to me: I got swept up by a campus tour and had to start college over

By Bean McQueen I’ve always prided myself on being an adaptable team player who knows how to go with the flow: I look out for the group, I don’t step on anyone’s toes, and I’m always up for anything. Little did I know that this quality would end up costing me three years of my life and over $150,000 in wasted tuition fees when I accidentally joined a tour of prospective students and had to start college over. It started as an ordinary day in spring of my junior year....
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Millennials are killing baby boomers

By Anna Graham The blood-stained Lisa Frank-bedecked smartphone with an image of avacado toast was the decisive evidence in the police investigation against the millennials.Photo Courtesy Puget Sound Beheadings Task Force   It’s official: millennials are spiraling out of control. We already knew they were reckless, entitled, and self-centered. This became apparent when they killed off the big department stores and heartlessly slaughtered homeownership, light yogurt, beer, Hooters and diamonds. We thought, however, that the list of things millennials have killed in cold blood was reaching its limit. What is...
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