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Juggalos aren't cool in the mainstream sense, but what they lack in cultural capital they make up for in passion and loyalty to the family. Strip away all the clowning and the rituals that seem so odd to outsiders, and an ICP crowd is one of the most involved, appreciative, and music-focused audiences you'll find anywhere.
6. Sporty's Pub and Grill: The Nutty Buddy, $9.50 Sporty's is a friendly dive bar and grill in the Como neighborhood, boasting an impressive roster of inventive burger options, including a house-made vegan black bean patty and a burger topped with cheese curds and potato chips, all served until 1:30 a.m.
Though he's joking (hopefully), preparing for an event like Autoptic is often a mad-dash to the finish line. Everyone involved is currently in the midst of preparing for the event in one way or another. Autoptic features more than 100 artists, small presses, and independent record labels from around the world, celebrating alternative comics, animation, and independent art in general.
The crowd roared at the sight of a clear sheet of plastic, as the band played a simple rhythm to fill the time. This was, of course, the Zorb ball -- the clear human hamster wheel that Wayne Coyne has used in shows for years to walk over audiences like Jesus on the sea of Galilee.
At College Possible, our mission of college success doesn't end with the acceptance letter. Zach, a college coach based in Philadelphia, serves students who have graduated from high school and are pursuing their college degree. Communicating via email, text and phone calls, he provides resources for navigating the road from enrollment to graduation.
On April 5, College Possible Philadelphia High School Coach Tika Jones was awarded the City of Philadelphia Mayor's Award for Distinguished AmeriCorps Service! Tika works with juniors at Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical High School, one of Philadelphia's two new partner high schools this year.
Unionization election will occur via mail ballot on June 3 A note to our readers: due to the volume of responses we have received to our recent news coverage, The Mac Weekly will be accepting and publishing letters and op-eds online until Tuesday, May 13....
In last week's issue, Roger S. Peterson '67 expressed concern that Macalester was "a black hole of political correctness and leftist nonsense; everyone who enters gets sucked in and no light comes out." ... One of the things frequently lost in discussions of broad assessments...
Though students have known about the upcoming visit from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet for a little over a month, the series of events that brought the buddhist leader to campus began about five years ago. It all started in a conversation...
See also: English professor brings discrimination suit (published February 15, 2013) and Update on Wang Ping lawsuit (published March 1, 2013) Last semester, English professor Wang Ping was away from Macalester on sabbatical and in the midst of a discrimination lawsuit against the college. This...