I know the delay was a bit much, but I recently received news that someone created a map resembling Clements High School in a first-person shooter. For this, he was removed and placed into alternative school and now unable to graduate with his friends. OK… so they found a hammer in his room, but is a hammer solely designed to hurt people? I think not. Do video games cause people to become violent? Check my previous post — Cho didn’t play video games.

I remember the days when I blissfully followed every rule in the book. Those days ended during my senior year of high school as I realized how phony my surroundings were: I was in a club of hypocrites (SADD — all the officers except for me made “destructive decisions”), my year with Student Council was a waste of time (sure, the trips were fun, but did we make any changes to the school? Don’t even answer that.), the teachers had to teach to some vegetative test called the TAKS, and innovation is a taboo.

Source: http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/2847/chinese-community-rallies-behind-student-removed-from-clements-over-pc-game-map

By the way, I hear that prom tickets are $85 over there if you buy early. What’s the prom favor? A diamond-studded ring for your date? Oh, wait! I remember now… Student Council doesn’t do jack! On the other hand, I went to a ball last weekend. It was only $25 per person and featured a local orchestra!

Although my life here in college is difficult, I really could not be happier. I truly feel the opportunity to touch lives and to challenge the status quo.