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Show , f i 1' , it ,J r p 2 OPINION t J J I J f " i March madness: Nerd edition srJ? j Statf ... EDITOR-IN-CHIE- Keni Nelson F I feel safe admitting that March Madness is one of my favorite times of the year. KENI NELSON MANAGING EDITOR IAN COPPOCK ONUNE EDITOR KIRA LUKE ONLINE MANAGER GENEVIEVE BRYAN BUSINESS MANAGER TYSON OLCOTT PRODUCTION MANAGER KENDRA BLACK ASSISTANT EDITORS LIA CHIAROTTI HILLARY FOWLER HOLLY KING MELODY VAN DE GRAFF ADVISER KIMZARKIN STAFF REPORTERS GRAHAM BECKSTEAD. GENEVIEVE BRYAN. KIRA LUKE. PETER CHEW. UA CHIAROTTI. ADRIENNE CORY. TYNAN COSTIN. SUMNER FISHER. HILLARY FOWLER. JENTEAL JACKSON. SARAH KHAN. EMILY NORTHWAY. SAGE SINGLETON.! APRIL M. TORRES. I look forward to March Madness more than my own birthday. I love the community that is built around bracket building and bracket busting, and we all love a Cinderella story. We also love to watch the giants fall. Despite my somewhat obsessive love with the event, Ive noticed that many of my friends are not very interested. Many of them are simply not sport fans, and do not see the point. And that got me thinking. What March Madness alternatives are out there? After a little research, I discovered some alternative March Madness events that rt will appeal to the fan. non-spo- Game of Thrones Bracket CONTRIBUTING WRITERS PHILLIP K. GIPSON JARRETT MORGAN Oh yes folks. It exists. The CONTACT Game of Thrones Bracket. Though there are multiple 1840 S. 1300 E. SHAW L3 SLC, UTAH EDITORIAL PHONE: 801.832.2320 Editor-In-Chi- ef brackets floating around, I have chosen my favorite one. Screenjunkies.com has cre- ated a bracket that is divided based off of House association. ' Though many would argue House Lannister has the strongest draw (I mean Tyri-ocome on, hes unbeatable) House Stark does brings Arya, who many would argue is one of the dark horses of the entire n, series. Tyrion and Arya face off in the final four, which will definitely be a major battle. Do I have any of the Baratheons malting it past the Sweet 16? Absolutely not. We all know that Renly should have been king, and that Stan-n- ls is a brat. And Im still upset about the RenlyLoras relationship that was taken away from me. Within the Night Watch Jorah Targaryen bracket, ended up beating Daenerys, which I would consider a major upset. I pick Jon Snow to come up from the Nights Watch region however, to end up winning the Iron Throne. However, in order for Jon Snow to win, I will bet that hell have to beat Tyrion. Now if that doesnt break your heart, I dont know what will. I always thought Jon and Tyrion had a very interesting relationship. My only qualm with the screenjunkies.com Game of Thrones Bracket is their lack of following the story line within the book. 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The Forum is published and printed in Sait Lake City, Utah. Ail rights reserved. No reproduction, reprinting or mass redistribution of print or online material without express written consent of the editor. Copyright 2012. 1 Coral ridge 5 Faction 9 Bullets, e.g. 13 Before 15 Balm ingredient 16 Utah national park 17 Profit or loss, e.g. 19 Land measure 20 Compass point 21 Is no longer 22 Prowler 24 Carotene beginner 25 Trio 26 Biz VIP (Abbr.) 28 Ladys man 30 Hall of Fames Willie 32 Weather conditions 34 Bubble source 36 Aways partner 38 Garish 39 British 41 Supreme Court count 42 Commercials 43 The Matrix hero 44 Shells out 46 Ancient colonnade 49 Extinct flightless bird 51 Possesses 52 Ouzo flavoring 54 Civil wrong 56 Gas clouds, in 58 59 62 63 66 67 68 space Pillbox, e.g. Health resort God of love Vocalizations Chill Advertising sign Minimal Meme Bracket lacks some very obvious contenders. Yet with over 1,000 memes out there, its no surprise that some March Meme Madness Bracket choices are Im going to call Grumpy Cat with the win, over Suspicious Baby. Because if you know anything about the internet, its all about the cats and babies. Ultimate Curse Word Bracket We can all admit that Internet memes are definitely a cultural phenomenon. I dont know how to explain my awkward situations without awkward penguin to guide me. no surprise that the Internet has created a Meme Bracket. The most popular memes online face off on Wildfire to determine who So obvious missing. ites. its reigns supreme. The strongest candidates are obviously the Grumpy Cat Meme, in all his irritable glory, and the Ryan Gosling Asifisa forumeditorwestminstercollege.edu Submit letters to the editor and FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM Hey Girl Meme. Though Ive decided that any meme with a baby has a distinct advantage. The lack of Hello, this is Dog and the Dafuq Meme disturb me, however. I feel that this swearing is awesome. I try to limit my cursing for special occasions, but when its three in the morning and I have 15 pages left to write, sometimes you just have to let the cuss words fly. Which is why Im a big fan of Deadspins Ultimate Curse Word Bracket. Paring up 64 of the dirtiest words in the English language, voters can determine which swear word reigns supreme. Because I Im a classy lady, wont list out which words I think will make the Final Four (they rhyme with suck, pick, mother trucker, and pit). But I will say that the list is quite extensive, and quite So fear not, fans. There are non-spor- ts plenty of March Madness options out there for you! solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9. 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