The Wake

An article that I’ve written is being published in the upcoming Wake issue #5 this Wednesday about the writing of Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation. I thought I’d preface it before it came out.

Even if you aren’t a reader, even if you are one of those kids who kept on reading Matt Christopher books and Goosebumps in the sixth or seventh grade, you can read. You. Can. Read. Read whatever you want. Don’t be intimidated by those pretentious college fucks out there who talk about Infinite Jest or Proust or whatever like they’re in this Elite Club of Readers and if you haven’t, you’re not intelligent. Just read. Read whatever you want. And when you read my article, don’t be intimidated by the names that are in it, like Burroughs or Ginsberg or Kerouac. …

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I was walking through the living room the other day and my roommates were flipping through the channels. A show came up, and I was forced to stop, sit down, and watch for approximately 10 minutes. What caused this change of planned activities was what was on TV. It was a new reality show on MTV. Now, my abhorrence of MTV and reality television in general would normally cause me to avoid this situation. However, this show was so ridiculous that I had to sit down for fear of passing out. Paris Hilton’s My New BFF. REALLY? The premise of the show is, like, that there are these 14 girls and 2 guys who, like, get to be Paris’s bitches and live in this mansion with her and, if they don’t bend over to her …

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On Monday, October 13th, there is going to be a clothing swap held in room 202, the Women’s Cultural Center, sponsored by the Women’s Student Activist Collective! From 10 am ’till 3 pm, there will be treats, a knitting tutorial, and tons of free clothes! Bring your unwanted clothing by room 202 any day leading up to the WSAC Clothing Swap. :) Lots of neat fun!