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[djuneusbugsk]

The Laramie Project was outstanding and so emotionally provocative. I cried from ten minutes into the movie until the end. The discussion that followed afterwards wasn't as enthusiastic and exciting as I hoped it would have been, but I was in a state of emotional shock (because I am oh so emotional) after that movie. I think Nichols should

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[maximon6684]

no matter how hard u try... u will not be a vampire (or a vampire ninja)

[gunlord]

You cried during the course of the movie? ;_; *gives u a hug* ;_;

BTW, if you don't mind me asking, how is Nichols an "All-boys old money school?" I obviously have no quarrel with the old-money description, after all, you've gotta be rich to afford the price of a Nichols education. How is it all-boys, though? Last time I checked, there was no shortage of ladies 'round these parts...

[djuneusbugsk]

Right now, Nichols IS coeducational and stresses the idea of diversity. But really, it is STILL what it has always been. A place for rich boys to go and get an education.
Let's look at the dress code (this is only MY opinion, as well as a few other people's, but I'm not saying this is the only way to look at it)
I can see it as very sexist (against the female body). It gives the message that girls aren't going to go into the professional world, like the boys are. Look at us- we get away with t-shirts, tight pants, short skirts, and sneakers. If a guy doesn't have a tie on or his shirt tucked in with a belt, that's a blue slip! Think of the message that lies under that, whether they mean it, or not. It's still there.

[gunlord]

Well...I see it differently, honestly. First off, girls CAN wear nice, formal clothes if they want to, it's not as if Nichols penalizes them if they do.

Secondly, I, personally, think it's just more important for girls to have more freedom of dress than guys. Really, boys like me don't care what we wear--honestly, if it wasn't for my mother, I'd probably just slap on any old clothing I could find. I honestly don't care what I wear, whether it's stuffy Nichols formal or overalls, and I don't think most other guys care either. For you girls, however, I've noticed that personal appearance is much more important--for instance, my mom spends much longer than I do putting on jewelery, making herself look nice, etc. The way I see it, if clothing and stuff like that is more important to girls than it is for guys, then it's just more reasonable for girls to be given a greater amount of leniency concerning something they care about :)

[str8_edge_4ever]

after all, you've gotta be rich to afford the price of a Nichols education.

a friend of my pop's has a daughter who went there on a full scholarship, and my boyfriend got a full scholarship to a private high school in new jersey even tho he didn't live in NJ. being rich helps, but it's not necessary, like at most private schools.

[atlasmascot]

you know what? I'm willing to bet that, if you started a gay-straight alliance, more people would be willing to come forward and come out of the closet. A couple of my friends didn't come out until after high school. Nichols isn't exactly the most accepting environment for that sort of thing-- you sort of have to have socially progressed past 1955 in order to do that. and that's not happening at Nichols any time soon.

[gunlord]

Hey, we have Ms. Jenkins and Ms. Nagy doing all this diversity stuff for us, if they tried to do this in the 1950's, they would have been lynched...probably literally. Nichols isn't THAT bad on the "tolerance" front, none of my friends seem like the type of people to just beat up a gay person on the street (at least they don't admit it, I've asked them) so most of us aren't that bad on the homophobia front...:D

BTW, while the 1950s was a period of time not known for its tolerance, "hipness," or cosmopolitan nature, it wasn't all that bad. The interstate highway system was created during this time, and also, with the nomination of Chief Justice Earl Warren, the 1950s saw the beginnings of the civil rights movement which would later obliterate the oppression of blacks under Jim Crow (well, try to, at least)! The 1950s weren't all bad...some good stuff happened in those decades :D

Drama Club

[yaboydom91]

We did the laramie project in my drama club i was like some random parts in the story. I also almost cried. but i didnt... lol