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Show Opinions What is your most significant Westminster experience this year? John Stillman Junior, English Finally being polled by the Forum is the most significant thing that has happened to me this year. Arlene Simon Freshman, psychology to know Mr. Banham before he passed away. He was a really great profes- That I got Mike Franklin Senior, business The most significant thing is that most graduated! Ive al- sor, and he will be missed. by Blessing Ream Photos by Temmie Fleming Forum staff reporter Do blondes have more fun? Graduate-to-b- e reminisces about school days eye opener. The attention was somewhat flattering, but the lack of respect was annoy- with currently terrorized students gawking on, look that pretentious 1970s relic square in the eye and eloquently state those four words, I do ing. by Cheri Stringham Forum staff writer Growing up as a redhead, I had always heard that blondes have more fun. Trying to comprehend how a pigment in the scalp could ultimately control my happiness, I dyed my hair blonde. The reaction was so extreme that I was treated like a totally differentperson even by friends I had known since birth. I couldnt resist, I had to try brunette. From brown hair another color I went to black and finally green (a gross accident). I had experienced every color, and although my hair was falling out in I had obtained clumps from ultimate wisdom in the sign system for women according to their hair color. It is questionable if blondes actually do have more fun. This theory is contingent on the male species. Men react differently to blondes. They whistle, yell obscenities and hit on them more than they do to brunettes or redheads. If this is the fun people mean when they say blondes have more of it, it is then a true theory. My first experience as a stereotypedblonde was atLakePowell. For many years my family had gone to Lake Powell during the summer to water ski. As a redhead in my years, I wanted to be noticed by the guys at the marina, but to no avail. After I bleached my hair, men reacted to me like Chevy Chase to Christie Brinkley driving her Ferrari in the movie Vacation. Men would whistle, yell things likeHey ,baby , and some would make vulgar comments about my anatomy that to some girls would be a compliment, but to me were an insult. At the same time, all of the stereotypes of a over-processin- Senior, communication Katy Byrom The Forum has been the most significant thing for me this year. Weve had a great paper; people have enjoyed reading it more than ever before. Im proud to be apart of it. g, pre-pubesce- nt blondefollowed.Iwascallcddingy,bimbo and airhead. It is yet unproven if the lack of pigment in blondes hair has anything to do with their IQs. But whether it is a system of consistency or a rumor, men tend to think that blondes put out more. This rumor could be aresultof thestereotype thatblondes are naive and are more easily persuaded. Being a blonde was a definite cultural Redheads also suffer from an extreme stereotype. As a child, any temper tantrum that I threw, as many children do, was blamed on my red hair. Redheads old and young have tempers. are women constantly referred to as feisty, stubborn bitches. The red tint in their hair is the flame of their attitudes. In America, redheads are a minority, and if indeed they are feisty and stubborn, it is a result of ridicule during the developmental years. In grade school, continual teasing and name calling like carrot head, flame thrower, candle head, torch ball and the infamous fire crotch implement an anxiety of children. paranoia among I have to admit I hated my red hair as a child. The only people who liked my hair color were my parents and the elderly women in the supermarket. It was not cool to have red hair at age 9. Later, toward the end of my teenage years, I began to appreciate red hair and even thought it was kind of beautiful. It was then, however, that I heard an outrageous rumor: redheads are nymphomaniacs. According to men, redheads have great performance in bed, but only after you get them there. A redheads kinky sexual stigmatism is a well deserved treat for the brave man who dares approach the feisty, bitch. I agree that the red tint in the hair may be the flame of the attitude, but so far I have not red-head- Red-head- ed red-head- ed ed red-head- ed encountered a nympho, including myself. Conclusively, brunettes own the happy medium. They are considered studious and professional. They can be comical, have a sense of humor and laugh without being considered an airhead. Brunettes usually wear glasses and have great posture. They tend to be introverted and socially low-keThey have soft, subtle voices that whisper perfectly grammatical sentences of wisdom. Now that I have experienced the sign system for women according to their hair color, I am looking forward to growing old, and growing gray, gracefully. red-head- ed earth-shatteri- by Christy Jones-Fend- er Forum staff writer For 19 of my 23 years I have awakened nearly every morning to a rather full itinerary. Although scheduled priorities have changed from riding Big Wheels to balancing the checkbook, one item has school. remained constant It has become an ingrained facet of life. Attending school is carried out with as much forethought as changing your underwear youre not really clear on the reasoning behind why you do it, you just know that your mother told you that you would never amount to anything socially if you didnt Ive spent 19 years sitting in uncomfortable chairs being entertained by various spokespeople with yellow chalk dust on their noses and rear ends. These representatives from the adult world were sent to act as educators and mentors in our tedious, yet many times thrilling, journey into the inevitable real world. Unfortunately, not every adult encounter was positive. As children, we were socialized to never question authority. An expressed difference of opinion was about as likely to be voiced as the results of your last dermatologist appointment. Now, armed with heightened intellect and social awareness. Im sure there are many of us who would simply relish the opportunity to walk stalwartly into that formerly menacing classroom, and ng not agree. Weve learned a lot throughout our school years; the alphabet, addition, how to draw a structural diagram of DNA. Much of what we were taught we retained just long enough to hurriedly transfer it from the disk in our brain to the final exam before the hard drive violently crashed and our eyes faded to black. Other information has been filed more diligently and will never be forgotten. commu-.nit- y From kissing tag to cramming binges, weve attained invaluable experiences. As with nearly all aspects of life, there are things we cherish and things we quite nearly despise. There are classmates from 5th grade whose wedding we recently attended, and classmates from last semester whose picture we hope to see in the supermarket tabloids under a headline reading, Abducted By Aliens On a g Mission From Mars. For me, its nearly over. A very long and eventful chapter is finally coming to a close. I have mixed feelings. Sure, Ill no longer have that monstrous home- work looming ominously over me at all times, and my evenings may now be spent reading the newspaper, rather than feverishly attempting to compose and comprehensive paper in polish a 57 minutes. But there are things Ill miss. Until my mind deteriorates enough to consider pursuing a Masters degree, this is Christy Jones-Fende- r, signing off. all-nig- ht inter-person- al Moron-Gatherin- 12-pa- gc r y. I COFFEE Go. 1 forum Page 3 |