The Monday Catchup

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(Fireworks are seen over Olympic Park during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Photo: AP)

Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:

The Lead Story: The Olympics are here! This year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, got underway on Friday. So far the United States has already taken home the gold (well, once so far) and Great Britain won its first medal on snow (as opposed to ice). The Olympics haven’t been all triumph, though. American figure skater Ashley Wagner called bullsh*t on  scores that kicked her off the medal stand. At least she didn’t have to participate in Sochi’s newest event: door breaking.

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10 o’clock list: Other Things for the DOJ to Investigate

(Politico.com)

(Politico.com)

As you may have read in the Collegian this past Thursday, the Department of Justice recently shuttered its investigation of a former Kenyon President, the illustrious S. Georgia Nugent, for possibly violating federal anti-trust laws. While they ultimately turned up nothing of major importance, I thought I might suggest some other possible violations of federal law at Kenyon College.

  • What happened to the trays? Some law must have been broken at some point that took away my freedom to throw 50 cookies for my friends (read: just me) on a tray along with an entire plate of fries. Isn’t this America anymore?

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