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"Grind My Gearz": October 20, 2008 Issue

I'm Just Sayin'...

Matt Sanders, Humor Section Editor

There's a reason why the section is called, "Grind My Gearz." For those of you who are either not up-to-date with today's lingo or are not as familiar with Family Guy as you should be, the term "grinds my gears" means "something bothers me."

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Professors Worse Than Parents with Class Attendance

Katie Palafox, Staff Writer

Since my first semester of college, the one thing that I haven't been able to rationalize is the attendance policy. Why should it matter to the school, if I attend class or not? Here at Chaminade University, where you are and where you're not becomes your professor's business. I cringe at the beginning of every class when the teacher begins the roll call, feeling patronized. What is this, kindergarten? Do I need to ask permission to use the bathroom too? Even my parents don't ask whether or not I went to class.

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