Personally, I had thought the days of “Caveat Emptor” were far behind us. Warranties, insurance, refunds, and receipts–it’s impossible for a corporation to steal from one of the little people these days, isn’t it? I must have gotten too comfortable in this belief though, because this weekend Greyhound decided to show me who really is the boss. After purchasing bus tickets three weeks in advance and receiving a 14-day advance rate of $58 rather than $88, I was feeling pretty excellent about my decision to return to North Carolina over Columbus Day weekend. So there I was, one hour early just like the website advised, standing in line at Gate 6 to board my bus. Ten minutes before the bus was supposed to leave, the line began to move forward. (more…)

GU Pride held a press conference/rally in Red Square this afternoon demanding that the administration commit to opening and funding an LGTBQ Resource Center and instituting mandatory LGBTQ diversity training for students, faculty and staff. Pride wants to see these commitments by November 9—the two-month anniversary of a recent anti-gay hate crime—and if the University won’t take steps, Pride says it will “escalate” its protests until they see results.

The Red Square event came in the wake of University President Jack DeGioia’s decision not to attend Pride’s public forum about the hate crime, which resulted in the event’s cancellation.

“Jack needs to prove to us he is the ally he says he is,” one Pride spokesperson said.
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Note to Wes-philes,

I hope you enjoyed Taylor Hobson’s review of The Darjeeling Limited. It was a fantastic film, as any Wes Anderson fan will hopefully agree. When you go see the movie, Anderson opens the film with a note to viewers to watch “Hotel Chevalier” on iTunes free of charge. Helpful to know this before you see the movie, otherwise the brief glimpses Natalie Portman, hot as ever, make no sense. Neither does “Champs-Elysees” fit in with the soundtrack unless you see it.

That said, download “Hotel Chevalier” and go see the film, which will inspire you to book a flight to India, have sex on a train, chainsmoke Schwartzman-style, and enjoy! “Il y a tout ce que vous voulez, aux Champs-Elysees,” or whatever.

-Madeline Reidy, Leisure editor

The Student Association’s senatorial election is finished, despite hiccups. Here are the winning senators and their emails. Take look at my column on the senate’s new action committees, then contact your representatives and tell them what you think GUSA should work on.

Harbin 2-4: Matt Wagner
Harbin 5-7: Michael Lonie
Harbin 8-9 Michelle Lee

New South 1-2 Kiran Gandhi
New South 3-4 Jeff Long

Village C West, X-Wing: Joe Hill
Village C West, Y-Wing Andrew Butler

Darnall 1-3 Ridge Blanchard
Darnall 4-6 Armond Esmaili

Copley G-3 Patrick Harrington
Copley 4-5 Reggie Greer

LXR G-2 Danielle Valle-Fitzgerald
LXR 3-5 Sebastian Johnson

Kennedy 2-5 Brian Kesten
Kennedy 6-8 Charlotte Guy

McCarthy 2-5 Eric Flanagan
McCarthy 6-8 Kevin Boyd
Reynolds Brian Wood

VCE 1-5 Nick Briody
VCE 6-10 Alberto Camacho

Henle 1-21 Cassie Virgin
Henle 22-30 Lauren Kiefer
Henle 31-60 Angelo Cisneros
Henle 61-96 George Roche

Village A AB Mirco Haag
Village A CDE Taylor Price
Village A FGH Lin Yang
Village B 1-45 Alexandra Dimodica
Village B 46-90 Michael Fashinpaur

Nevils Alex Orona

Townhouses 36th & 37th Matt Stoller
Townhouses N, O & Prospect Joe Curran

Off-Campus Zack Bluestone
Off-Campus Russell Joye
Off-Campus Marion-Vincent Mempin
Off-Campus Eden Schiffman
Off-Campus Senators serve at-large

-Dylan Richmond, staff writer