Before Survivor, The Bachelor, Temptation Island, Punk'd or Wife Swap, there was The Real World. In 1992, MTV had an idea that putting seven "average" twenty-somethings in a pimped-out apartment in New York could mean big ratings. Twelve years and fifteen seasons later, The Real World is still going strong, welcoming young people all over the country to share their Tuesday nights with the newest incarnation of drama queens, high school misfits and aw-shucks cowboys.
As someone with a man-crush on Bruce Springsteen, but who has never backed a Democratic ticket for president, I approached last Friday's "Vote for Change" concert with a peculiar sense of excitement and fear. Would I be subjected to a musical version of Fahrenheit 9/11, or would I walk out of my eighth Boss concert with the same sense of exhilaration that I left my prior seven shows with? I had my hunches, and fortunately, the Boss confirmed them.
Wharthogs, have played three tough games and have been training hard in preparation for this weekend's tournament, dubbed the Hogfest, to be held in Philadelphia. With a large contingent of First Year players, many of whom have never played rugby before, the Hogs have made sterling progress as they build up for their first real test against old foes such as Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Stern, and others.
A recent poll was conducted to determine the top Learning Team in Cohort F. Each team was initially awarded the same number of points, and additional points were awarded to teams willing to restock Nikhil's fridge with grillable meats and beer, baby-sit Lain's kids, or take Elizabeth to the driving range.