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O pinions E d i t o r s ' C o m e r : Courtney Jones & Mary Currin Editors in Chief Courtney Jones Mary Currin Faculty Adviser Brent North up Editorial/Design Wayne Klinkel Lacey Middlestead Layout/Design Emily Madieros Maggie Gordon Advertising Joe King Photographer Gary Marshall Staff Writers Emily Halvorson Jacob Orrino Erin Johnson Brittany Goltry Nathan Kavanagh Dana Miller Reed Baker Bethany Flohr Matthew Fey Kelsey Fallis RyannLannan Jena Boehnke Raven Dryden Kelly Meros Kimberly Wiggs Carly Garrison S o, we have some bad news.... this newspaper is free for you to read, but if you happen to spill coffee on it, tear it in half, rip it up, or do anything to this newspaper besides read it, we will be charging you $5 per page, meaning that for a 16 page paper at $5 per page, we will charge you $80. Also, if this ripped up newspaper ends up anywhere near my door, it will be an ad ditional $25. For a complete list of paper charges contact me. This logic and paper costs probably doesn’t make sense to you, unless of course, you are a Trinity resident or have heard your Trinity resident friends griping about the email sent by Jackie Clawson, the assistant director o f community liv ing. According to Clawson, some nonsense has been going on in the halls of Trinity. The “nonsense” we are referring to has actually been termed “vandalism” by the assistant director o f community living. Apparently, a quote was removed from the walls and that quote alone totaled a whopping $225! A couple eggshells found in the hall (eggshells mind you, not eggs) somehow totals $50. Paper shreds outside Clawson’s door costs $25. At the bottom of the list of “paper charges,” Clawson informed the residents of Trinity that the fine of $325 would be divided among the residents of Trinity unless someone confessed to the dreadful crimes. Granted $325 divided by an entire building is probably only a few dol lars per person; however, the principle behind these ridiculous charges is what has students irked. Honestly, $5 per sheet of paper? Where on earth are we doing our printing?! If that is the cost to have Trinity decorated, then the students are saying, “We don’t want it!” and “Use the decorating funds to reduce the cost o f dorm living!” Furthermore, to charge students for paper that was already used really accom plishes nothing. The paper was already used. What is the point o f charging us for something that couldn’t be used again anyway? Maybe this is all a ruse, and we won’t be slapped with these ridiculous charges, and yes, we probably all learned our les son that Clawson does not like it when paper is removed from the walls. Howev er, as students who pay to live in Trinity, we should be treated as paying residents and that means that respect goes both ways. Just as some found it offensive that residents demonstrated their dislike for the decorations, many others found it offensive that rather than nicely asking the perpetrator to “please stop” through an all-building email, we were all repri manded and talked down to like children. Maybe it is “nonsense” such as this that entices students to move off campus as quickly as they can. J i b b e r J a b b e r What type o f pranks d o y o u p lay o n A p ril Fools ? \Putting the toy snake in the bed.\ -Perry Huff sophomore, civil engineering, Bremerton, Wash. \I like to saran wrap around the door so the person coming in has no chance.\ -Jon Howse senior, civil engineering, Huntington Beach, Calif. \My friend got a job, so I gave him the friendly call letting him know he didn't pass his test... priceless.\ -Will Martin junior, biology, Northfield, VT. \Cut out the bottom of a Reese's, scrape out filling, and add tooth paste!\ -Justin Knight junior, health and physical education, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. \All I got to say is don't use fart spray!\ -Hugh Pratt freshman, sociology, Boise, Idaho. \Putting Saran wrap on the toilet seat prank.\ -Seth Neuhoff sophomore, civil engineering, Billings \Mine never work. I just make people mad.\ -Kristin Dewaay freshman, biology, Butte. \Releasing goats into my high school.\ -Erin Bell sophomore, health science, Glasgow, Mont. \I told my boy friend I was preg nant, is that not funny?\ -Mary Fantazia senior, nursing, Vancouver, Wash. \Convinced someone I was a 16 yr old body builder.\ -Olivia Nordlund sophomore, chemistry, Tacoma,Wash. \Tell people it's not April Fools.\ -Patrick Zepeda freshman, undecided, Jerome, Idaho. \Didn't get into it. Pranks can be funda mentally dishonest.\ -Jason Megill Professor o f Ethics CARTOON BY AMY DIXON 2 The Prospector Thursday, March 22,2012
