Boo: to the NCAA selection committee for making the ASU men's basketball team a Big Dance snub. Though they had a good resume, the Devils were bumped out by virtue of their weak nonconference schedule and Rating Points Index. On the plus side, the team got an NIT No. 1 seed as a consolation prize. On the negative side, the NIT is lame as hell.
Bravo: to our campus' newly crowned NCAA national champions, the men's and women's indoor track teams. Finally, our university get titles that actually don't involve the words "Top party school," Furthermore, their impressive trophy sweep continued ASU's dominance of the spring sports season.
Boo: to the fleecing of incoming West campus students. As if it didn't suck enough that their tuition rates got raised to match those on the Tempe campus, there will also be a 6 percent increase on their room and board. In addition, mandatory meal plans — which, by the way, are priced at a minimum of $1360 — will make their first appearance out there. We hate to say it but ... welcome to our world.
Bravo: to the 15-show run of "The Color Purple" at Gammage. Though we like the color blue oh-so-much more because, unlike purple, it doesn't make us think of Barney, we think that we can give this play a special pass. With its Tempe finale on Sunday, the play will leave town having opened up some eyes to a serious matter and some legitimate lines of race-related discussion.
Boo: to the selection of PGS 222 — Human Sexual Behavior — as the "Best class" in SPM's "Best of" issue. There are two things terribly wrong with this selection: First, sex is so 90s … it's just plain boring by now. And second, how can you say PGS 222 is the best with a class like STP 526 — Theory of Statistical Linear Models — out there?
Bravo: to incentives. Sure, the $10,000 reward put up for information on the infamous MU fire is great, but you know what would make it better? Our getting it. So, Mr. or Ms. Arsonist, let's make a deal: Let us get you arrested and convicted and, um, maybe we'll take you out for ice cream or something. It's kind of a great — and mutually beneficial — deal … at the very least, consider it.
Boo: to tap water and its inherent grossness problem. Thankfully, ASU scientists discovered a way to remove part of our tap water's problem — a cancer-linked contaminant called TCE. If only we could get the prescription drugs and other junk out of there. Then we'd really be in business. But until that time, we wouldn't tap that.
Bravo: to America's governors. In a week where the carnal and the kinky seemed to emanate from a few too many state capitols across that nation, we can't help but get excited guessing who's gubernatorial goodies get gummed up next. Janet, is there maybe, just maybe, something you would like to share with us?
