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February 10, 2013

• The only places I know of that support women's only gym hours are in countries where women are expected to cover their hair and bodies to prevent men from taking advantage of them. I am a woman who used to be incredibly insecure, but I freaking grew some ovaries and got strong as sh!t. Now *I* intimidate *men* at the gym. Grow up or get out.

• People please, get over yourselves. Someone asking you to think about how what you wear can affect other people is not an attack on your free speech. No one is forcing you to change your clothing. However, if you use your free speech to wear something that is mysoginistic, I (as well is the rest of the community we live in) will exercise our right to call you mysoginistic douchebags. Can't we just go back to ranting about whoever died in Downton or whatever the hell kids are watching these days?

• why did everyone only take away "omg women's only gym hours" from that op-ed? you're ignoring the important parts of the piece. p.s. sexism against men doesn't exist plz cry more

• "@We need to get rid of Black history month once and for all. All it leads to is more white guilt and blacks feeling superior. I freaking hate it.... With a comment like that, we definitely need to keep it. "

• @ "House of Cards kicks ass. I found it today and watched the first seven episodes in a row." --- here's what bothers me: Kate Mara/Robin Wright do NOT equal Kevin Spacey in terms of physical attraction. I know he's a powerful, ambitious politician with a Southern accent and all, but COME ON.

• Being white and being mostly attracted to white people doesn't make someone racist.. people are attracted to whom they're attracted, and can't really help it (at all). Personally, I'm a white girl and I don't tend to be attracted to people of other races. It's not because I'm racist, because obviously I've seen attractive people of every race, it's just that I tend to find white guys more attractive. I can't help it, that's just how I am. Maybe that'll change one day, but not yet.

• I'm not a girl and I'll admit when it comes to feminism I only absorb what it is the professors and friends tell me about it, plus being raised by two fairly liberal hard working parents seems to make me think I'm a moderate so I'll say this having women-only hours at the gym to me seems like a step backwards for women's rights, I mean I remember about fifty years or so ago when activists wanted to ban the whites-only bathrooms and water fountains. I'm just saying equality means everyone regardless of race, color, creed, and GENDER.

• Why are Texans at this school so hot?!?!

• People that check themselves out in the Capitol One ATM's mirror by Megabytes >

• What is the best website to find events in and around DC? - I've signed up on Websites like LinkTank & I get the AU Daily email. (as well as emails from specific organizations) but anyone kow of another comprehensive list? (For talks and speakers)

• Bro, do you even yar har fiddely dee?

• tfw no qt3.14 gf

• so many feels

• If we had all male gym hours, no women would be harassed either.

• I'm pretty sure the average straight white-male has a pretty strong case of yellow fever.

• @Women only gym hours is just going too far. Agreed. If we are accepting of both genders, then giving preferential hours to women is discriminatory, and its completely unfair. Let's make a Men's Initiative to balance out the Women's Initiative and keep gym hours the same- unless you make both men and women gym hours....but that wouldn't be inclusive. Give me a break

• Any other guys pick a spot in the library b/c an attractive girl is at that table alone, but even if u could think of something to say w/o seeming creepy, it's the silent floor, so she's there to study, probably not chit chat? Girls, thoughts pls? If an attractive guy chose to sit at the table u were at alone, would u just keep studying? Can the girls suggest a reasonable approach? Any expectable hints? Even advice like "silent floor off limits"?

• Dying for some stress relieving sex, like actually dying

• @ "If I ever meet someone who expresses such disregard and apathy towards free speech and private property which are appearing on the above comment, I will literally castrate them, regardless of gender." THIS! Thank you! I hate the hypocrisy that runs rampant at this school. Free speech is only allowed if it doesn't offend anyone. Too bad all these butthurt people are so catered to at AU in a way that just makes them worse.

• ATV news anchor you're so sexy

• To the girls who can't help but gossip on library silent floor, thanks for whispering HALF the time but seriously this is the SILENT floor. NOT the GOSSIP floor. You want to gossip? Please, PLEASE just go to the MUDBOX. I don't want to be rude and call you out but I will if I must.

• I honestly hate this school. Someone once told me that unless you're in greek life here you'll have no social life. That sadly is true and the worst part is the sororities are fake and who wants to pay for fake friends? Is there any way to make friends here? I didn't know I was coming into 4 years of high school like cliques...

• Wow, guys. Just...wow.

• I kinda thought we had a thing until you hooked up with another girl this weekend. Charming.

• 11:15pm and no rants for feb 10th...so much for consistent timing huh editor...can u give us an avg time to expect rants at this rate? And perhaps attempt to stick to it? Maybe a reminder on your phone? [Editor’s Note: I accidentally deleted the reminder on my phone. But it’s back and set to go off at 7:30]

• No rants makes me sad

• Sarah McBride set her video endorsing the AUSA to the John Adams theme music? Self-inflated much?

• I said something today that I didn't really believe. It was a harmless lie, just to make someone happy. But it was a lie, and I hate not being honest. I should have followed my instinct.

• @ "• Violent t-shirts??? OH NOES! These t-shirts are violent!" T is the first letter of Tommy. And Tommy is a common nickname for a gun called the "Tommy Gun" and Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Steve Jobs were alive around the time they were still used which was around 10 years ago. But now we have No Cash, No Hope, and No Jobs.

• I often stare at the toilets in Men's bathrooms and wonder what kind of beast can take a dump that destructive and not be able to flush in between cramming as much toilet paper into a toilet as possible and a dump so utterly obliterating that it actually becomes sort of a modernist expression of current culture.

• Seems someone broke the editor...

• I read the opinion article by Kendra Lee and thought she was right. An idiot wearing a shirt proclaiming he's an idiot and should be avoided. Lee skimped on how words can affect people (it would have helped her argument), BUT, OH SO BUT, then I read the comments and discovered I go to school with a bunch of f-ing idiots. Everyone in that comment section is utterly risible.

• @ I’m watching through BTVS for the first time and I just have to ask.. is Dawn supposed to be annoying as f**k? I swear to god, I want to slap her in every episode she’s in. Ugh I know, right...totally agreed. But granted, she does get a little better in Season 7.


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