WE WENT TO BURRMONT FOR NEW YEARS!! (pt. 1 of 2)

Gogo Jones
Sports Editor/Bauce

Okay, so if that combination of all caps and terrible word play didn’t piss you off then I don’t know what will. Perhaps this?? Anyways, Miss Gilhool (Kate) and I landed a co-babysitting job in Vermont this past weekend, and this post is basically a highlight reel of what happened.

For those of you who know me, I’m a pretty big hater of the Northeast and would give a pinky to see palm trees instead of scraggly oaks 24/7. HOWEVER, I must say Vermont is a very scenic state and I can always dig some frosted pines and dilapidated syrup shacks.

Wrestling Season Kicks Off

Jack Ludtke
Reporter

In this, the last Armchair Athlete of the 2011 calendar year, our subject is the new wrestling season. The wrestling team’s 2010-2011 year was full of ups and downs to say the least. Projected in the preseason to continue their dominance from a 22-3 2009-2010 campaign, last year’s squad went 7-14 with fewer FCIAC State award recipients. However, there were some signs of hope last year, as a strong underclass combined with a surprise FCIAC bid has set them up for some high expectations for the upcoming year.

Holidays: the Universal Religion

Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Reporter

Religion, the very source of all major winter holidays has been repeatedly pushed aside recently by those who feel it is a downer on an otherwise joyful holiday season. In a time when 15% of Americans do not identify with a religion, many see the holidays as a secular affair. Many people still believe that religion needs to be at the forefront of the holidays, others think that without religion, we get rid of an unnecessary stick in the mud during the winter festivities.