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The first night of Christmas at Luther, I expected the narrator to say: “Welcome to Christmas at Luther 2008” instead of 2011. I was shocked that she didn’t. I was actually about to exchange looks with my viola friends to confirm that she’d made a mistake, before I realized what was going on.
2008. That was freshman year. This is senior year.

On Nov. 29 a student left his coat in the hallway of Jenson-Noble at about 2:20 p.m. but when he returned to the place he left the coat at 4:00 p.m. it was gone. Perhaps someone took the coat mistaking it for their own. The missing coat is a mostly royal blue Columbia Bugaboo coat, size medium.

Green Room Certification is getting off to a roaring start this year. The number of certified dorm rooms on campus has already surpassed that of last year, with 21 so far this semester. There were only 20 all of last year.

One of the biggest conflicts that plague college students is deciding what to do next. Our teachers, parents and family friends are always asking where we are going to go after we get our degree. After many painstaking hours of pondering, I think I have decided the list of things I want to accomplish after I graduate.

Editor’s note: The title for this column comes from the nickname for French composer Francis Poulenc. Translated idiomatically, the phrase means “Half Monk, Half Delinquent.”

In the early morning of Nov. 19 graffiti was discovered on the walls on multiple floors in Dieseth. The writing, done in chalk, was wiped off by custodial staff. We do not know at this point who is responsible but an investigation is on-going. Anyone with information on this or any other crime on campus is asked to contact Security.

Two announcements and a meditation:

1. “Random Acts of Shakespeare”

I’m adding a new wrinkle to the “Our Shakespeare” project: an opportunity for any and all of you to release your kooky side in some kind of Shakespeare experience. All you need to do is to do it and to let me know you did it.