• Mark Schaan, Rhodes Scholar, wearing a dress
• John and Matt (but in the photo it's Matt and John).

5:56:26 PM   []

• Harvey's rejects Feds' Ground Zero proposal. Good Harvey and Subway in the SLC is a lame idea. We already have those two franchises in the plaza. Neither are 24 hour hangouts. CLOSE GZ. PUT A TIM HORTONS IN THERE. STOP LOSING OUR MONEY. I don't care if Admin gets some profits.
• Agreement reached to re-open campus bars (by labour day (hopefully))

  Bud Walker, holder of the UW liquor licence, will have ultimate authority over the operation of the bars.

• Places to have sex on campus without bothering your roommate. UW Sex Games? 50 points for a classroom. 200 for a church college.
• Muskoka (a.k.a. Party) Club. 'Possibly the most controversial and popular club on campus'? Please. What about all those clubs that spend their time constantly bickering with each other?
• Letter from the President. This is the only interaction you're going to have with the man we pay $250k to run our school so read it.

4:24:43 PM   []

Congrats RIAA, you're doing a great job of preventing me from previewing some of your member's music.
4:15:22 PM   []

Sunday night, with half the newcomers in residence and half yet to arrive, orientation leaders will hold a private party at Federation Hall, where the bars should be back in operation following an eight-month layoff.

12:26:49 PM   []

According to an informal survey of Canadian schools by the National Post, only the University of Waterloo plans to hold an on-campus event where alcohol will be served.

I always found our frosh week to be pretty lame so I find it surprising that all of a sudden it's hip. In any case they should just drop the drinking age to 18 (as should America).

Also,

"Parents think it's like it used to be when they were in school," she said. "It's not. The last time I saw a keg party was 1992."

12:22:33 PM   []

• Stats on guns in Canada
• Country by Country Comparison
• Homicide rates in Canada and the US

2:16:48 AM   []

Here's the situation as best as I can figure. The big racing club is the Corinthian Yacht Club which has club houses on both the Puget Sound and Lake Washington. On the sound out of Shilshole Bay Marina the boats to race are Olson 30s, J30s and up, Melges 24, and i14s (and other dinghies). The J24 scene (they have about 20 boats racing regularly) as well as Snipes, Thistles, San24s, TBirds and MC Scows is at the Leschi Lake Center on Lake Washington.

So far I think the best bet is to race J24s on the Lake. Though if you have any thoughts on the racing scene post below.
2:02:14 AM   []