I was disappointed, nay, angered, nay, outraged by the ridiculous platform that the candidates for Freshmen Class President and South Campus Rep are all trying to ride, that being the return of Snack to Frank. Look Rani, Dan, Matt, Michael, Galen and Buster, Snack is where it belongs. Last year Frary was under renovation, and Snack was aborted to Frank, where it became a joke of an event. Last year, while down in Mudd-Blaisdell for a meeting, I saw the ENTIRE DORM empty out at 10:30. The whole thing. Even the Bobbys. Now we have a manageable crowd every night at Snack, and a greater diversity of people, coming together because they all have the munchies. Its glorious.

Snack was a crowded mess last year, and quite frankly, it seemed that the entire South Campus social scene revolved around it. Thats not good. Its Snack. You get some food, say hi to a couple people, then go back to doing work, playing Beirut, banging you hot girlfriend/boyfriend/friend with "privileges," rolling a j (actually you probably did that before you went), watching porn, pulling off the legendary Houdini into an Angry Pirate(now widely known as the Vanishing Buccaneer), or whatever else you had going on. Snack is not the only thing in town. Go out, explore the 5-Cs.

Which leads me to my next point: Snack at Frary is good for you youngsters down in South Campus. You need to get out and walk north sometimes too, not just east-west. There are 6,000 students in the greater 5-C area, and a lot of them are pretty cool. For the guys, there is a whole school of only girls right next door! Seriously. For the ladies, you got CMC. Good wholesome American boys, just the way Goldwater would have wanted it.

In short, stop bitching about Snack. Its our damn privilege, and one day it will be yours.

Matt Foster

Class of 2004