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SU NDA Y M O N D A Y TU E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y TH U R S D A Y FRID AY SA T UR DAY APRIL 11 a.m. Job/C a reer Fair 9 p.m . Circle K E aster Break! N O CLA S S E a ster Break! 8 p.m . C o lors reading 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 E a ster Break! 11 E a ster Break! N O CLA S S 12 13 8 p.m . show ing o f G o d spell in the PAC C a rroll night! 14 5:30 p.m . C h e e r and stunt tryouts 8 p.m . G o d spell in the PAC 15 6 p.m . A thletic D e p a rtm e n t hosts auc tion 16 10 p.m . g o lf tourna m e n t at Fox R idge A d m issions O p en H o u se 17 C h e e r/Stunt tryouts at 9:30 a.m. H o n o rs C o n v o c ation in low e r Cube 4 p.m . G raduate loan counseling 9:15 p.m . Free B o w ling!! 8 p.m . Jason D eShaw concert! SO F T B A L L W E E K END! G am es start at SO F T B A L L W E E K END!! 6 p.m . SEA R C H reunion 18 7:30 p.m . A stronom y D a y -j g 9 p.m . FO C U S 20 21 Earth Day! 22 4 p.m . G o d spell at 8 p.m. in PAC 23 G o d spell at 8 p.m . in PAC _ . 24 SO F T B A L L W E E K END!! 12 p.m . W ellness W e d n esday in Cube 8 p.m . G o d spell in PAC Last day o f c lasses 7 p .m . Film series 25 26 27 28 9 p.m . O b servatory open 29 Financial aid deadline 30 Carroll zoo-keepers rid campus of over bearing skate youngsters By Ben Steele Intern Reporter I was sitting in the Borro com puter lab one day, just doing what I do, and a few skaters rolled by outside. They couldn't have been old enough for high school, much less able to grow a goatee. They looked the typical skater part: oversized sweaters, baggy pants, scuffed sneakers, and, of course, their boards. I watched them perform some tricks for a time, wondering if a broken leg or a new trick would come first, when suddenly I real ized the small group had turned into a herd. Like mosquitoes to a bug zapper, the skaters met near the South Hall doors with all the pomp and circumstance that a prepubescent cult follow ing can achieve. And then I saw it. Clear as clarity, there it was: the skaters had formed ranks. With every new addition to the group, a stronger and more developed pecking order was instated. The smallest of the skaters sat with their backs to the wall in a coma like state of unparticipatory inac tion. The middle class skaters made up the majority of the bunch. They usually wandered around and mingled with each other, taking a few stabs at the tiny dirt mound that stood in the way of really attracting the ladies. And at the top of the food chain, I noticed the two swingers, the leaders, the sultans, the alpha males of the skater horde. All eyes were on them when they stepped up to the plate, and all skaters jumped their bandwagon when they conquered the dirt mound. The leaders' unwritten rules were simple: \Because 1 jump over Carroll's South Hall courtyard planting disaster better than you, I get to go first.\ And they do. Watching skaters is like going to a petting zoo without feeding the animals: they eye passersby indifferently, huddle in the corner of their pen until feeding time, and display ani malistic intent on their activity. Every once in awhile they would scramble behind the building when they feel threat ened. And finally, when the evil zookeepers show up, there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth. So when the Carroll authori ties started yelling across cam pus to scare the hungry pack into fleeing, an interesting confronta tion occurred. In the animal world, many of these confronta tions end in bloody aggressive ness, but not so in the wilds of campus life. The Carroll zookeepers kept up their holler ing—much like one would do in bear country—for the entirety of their wayward trek. When they finally reached the crowd, few had dispersed, but species Carroll kept right on walking. Possibly noting they were out numbered, the two Carrolls used their power to rid the campus of that baggy-pants craziness. Bummer. Though, I did finally get my work done. Thanks, Carroll, for saving us from the eminent danger of skateboard mania—not like they won't be back. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004 VOLUME 87, NO. 6
