Trying to Make it Through Finals

Finals are now upon us. Time for library parties and all nighters trying to finish that ten page paper your teacher gave you 4 days to write, not to mention the three other tests you have to study for as well. This is also the time when students turn to pills such as adderall. Drugs such as this help students to focus more on their studying as stay awake longer. It seems to be becoming an epidemic at this school as over the half the people I know take some kind of drug to help them make it through finals.

JC Transfer

Being a junior college transfer myself and playing a sport, I have the inside scoop on what the experience is like.  The transition itself is not really that difficult because jc students have done it going from high school to juco.  The biggest thing a transfer athlete has to deal with are the preconceived notions that junior college sports are so far behind Division  1.  In reality, with the exception of the top 20 D1 teams, the top junior college teams can compete right along side the rest of D1 schools.  My 2009 Diablo Valley College baseball team made it to the state championship had three players drafted and 6 pitchers that could throw 90 mph.  That team could have easily competed against Santa Clara and in my opinion could win.  Another key example is Evan Peters, SCU's staring second baseman last year.  Peters transfered from Delta College, my old rival, and came in to D1 baseball and made a strong impact right away.  He needed no time to transition to a faster or better game because the level of jc ball that we played in compared to division 1.
Yet there are other problems that people deal with and can be read in John Nash's blog.

Let it Flow

Nothing says a good time like hair pieces.  People just get in a happy mood when they put one on.  It's hard to get upset or not joke around when you look like a creep from the 70s.  Pieces should be an essential part of every party because they make everything better.  Plus the chicks really dig them, it's the weirdest thing. guys with pieces are not left alone all night.  They're like a new age aphrodisiac.  Ol' Katie B knows a little something something about pieces too.  Follow this link to read her story.

21

Is the drinking age in the US too high? Most places around world have a lower drinking age of 18 or don't enforce a drinking law at all.  If the age was dropped would it reduce some of the novelty that goes along with underage drinking?  It might also allow people to learn how to drink more responsibly and safely and reduce the amount of alcohol poisoning and accidents that occur when kids go off to college and are on their own for the first time.
One interesting thought: 18 year old kids can go off to the far corners of the globe with a gun in hand and come face to face with with enemy armies, but when they return home they can't sip on a beer.

RIP Andy Irons

Though it may not make the front page of the paper in northern California, the surfing community was hit hard Tuesday afternoon with the news that 3-time world champion Andy Irons had passed away.  The 32 year old, world-class athlete, leaves behind his parents, brother Bruce, and his wife who is pregnant with their first child.  Apparently, Irons began feeling symptoms of fever and dehydration while in Puerto Rico for a contest.  He felt so ill that he decided to skip his last two heats of the contest and fly home to Hawaii.  After a layover and Dallas, Irons felt too ill to board the plane and decided to stay the night and fly home the next day.  He was found in his hotel room in the morning.  Irons symptoms mirror those of Dengue Fever which is a viral disease transported through mosquitoes.

The virus is prevalent in the tropics in remote and developed areas and effects an estimated 50 million people each year.  The disease has become an epidemic in more than 100 countries.  

Mullets

Are mullets not the most badass hair cut?  I mean come on, nothing beats it.  It's all business in the front and a raging party out back. They add instant credibility to whomever sports one.  When you see one you know immediately that that person means business and is gonna get straight to the point but once the work is done is more than ready for a good time.
In sports, mullets tend to bring extra strength and skill to the player.  Their performance is increased tenfold just like Sampson.  Honestly, I don't know why more people don't realize this and utilize this untapped power source.  There are a few notable mullets in sports these days, such as Jared Allen, Evan Longoria and Troy Tulowitzki.  Tulowitzki's mullet powered him to 15 home runs and 40 rbis in the month of september.  The results speak for themself.

This article details how easy it is for college baseball players to take performance enhancing drugs.  After a few players are tested at the beginning of the school year they go untested the rest of the season until and if they make playoffs.