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Not 'ours' ... one person's.

RAIL BARON!!! Card games, besides those mentioned, that are family fun at the holidays: hearts, up and down the river, spoons

The first two times I played Catan I won. No such luck since but it's a fun game

Too bad ... but cribbage ... I'm a master

Omg ... you play bridge?

I remember playing canasta with my grandma a very long time ago. She died in 1980, before you were born

I hope to see Rosario in right and Kepler in left this year. I'm not sure about Poanco at 3rd, though. You don't really say anything about why you think he'd slot there other than it's the only open spot left and he's the last one to be put somewhere. I think the Twins will have to go outside the org for a legit 3rd baseman.

This was gold.

This is a great event, lots of fun! Not sure yet I'll be able to attend, but it is well worth it!

I don't think having a dry policy helps. I went to school on a dry campus, it didn't help, nor would I consider the campus 'dry' as everyone found ways. All it did was to conceal and make 'secret' student activities while the RAs looked the other way because 'kids will be kids.' And this when the legal drinking age in MN was 19.

Well, I disagree. Sexual assault is sometimes very difficult to prove and how cases are prosecuted and defended make it even worse. As I edited above, I don't think it unreasonable for a school to expect it's students to represent them better. Yeah, that also is a slippery slope and can go too far, but doing nothing because it might go too far is also unacceptable.

I went to school on a dry campus, it didn't stop anything. And yes, both men and women need to take responsibility for their actions, but this also needs to be treated very carefully. It does get close to victim blaming/shaming as well as 'okaying' the actions of the aggressor when we start suggesting, 'well, he/she shouldn't have been drinking.' 'He/she shouldn't have been wearing that.' 'He/she shouldn't have agreed to be in her/his room alone because of course things will happen.' 'He/she have been 'promiscuous' before so ... ' I went to a school who did this kind of thing. And as recently as last year, their idea of dealing with the problem, after suggesting all of the above, and letting the victims know it was their fault because of their lack of responsibility in the situation, was to put both parties into a room telling them to resolve their differences. Teaching responsibility is one thing, but there also needs to be consequences, and I don't think the consequences should be for victims to have to face their attackers day after day, while being blamed for what happened to them. And that's what schools have done and still do. This whole issue is being discussed now because the U decided to suspend some of its players for their behavior and part in this. It's not a criminal judgement they are imposing. It's a 'you need to take responsibility for your actions or there will be consequences for actions' judgement they are imposing. And I say, 'Finally!' Maybe it's not ultimately the right way about it, but I think it's a start. And yeah, maybe it's not fair to all of sudden start now, but when will it be fair? Schools and their administrators and boards/regents have for too long brushed this under the rug for the sake of protecting its school's reputation and/or their 'stars,' and that needs to stop. Maybe if they stop brushing it under the rug and stop treating these situations as if it's okay, actual criminality will be reduced later in life by some of these students who have for years grown up to believe it's okay and take it steps further. Yes, even in this case the university should allow due process, but I don't think it needs to be just about adherence to our legal system. Levi, I understand that you don't think the U should take these steps because it doesn't adhere to the letter of the law. But I respectfully and very strongly disagree. Because rape and sexual assault happen and are often times difficult to prove. I don't think it's unreasonable for any school to start addressing the gray areas of these situations. And I also think it's okay for a school, who is giving a free-ride scholarship to someone, to expect them to represent their school in a more fitting way.

Omg, this is nothing more than a veiled 'boys will be boys' defense. Shame on you.

But whose justice are you more concerned with here?

Wow. I wonder what details of the event that were in that report that broke the team's resolve on the boycott. Must have been something.

Personally, it shouldn't matter. And I wonder if this would be talked about as much as it has if it weren't players on the football team involved.

Too bad you weren't in Chicago last weekend ... the orchestra performed the soundtrack along with the movie ... pretty fun

In my experience, Ash usually gets what he deserves.

Yeah ... my mom did something like that once ... I asked for a car, I got a toy car. Not that I expected a real car, but ... And then one year my mom put rocks, a raw potato and willow sticks in our stockings. Yeah, we were all older. Another year she wrapped up this present ... it was pretty large ... and said it was for all four of us kids to share. What could it be??? It was a framed, oversized campaign poster of her from years earlier. Yup ... we were supposed to each have 3 months of mom hanging around our homes/apartments.

Also ... ensembles for music majors IS educational and necessary and vital to that education. It is part of the music educational pursuit whether you become a teacher, administrator, performer, etc ... it is VITAL to the core of that education, and is often credited, so it is quite different from football in that regard. But I suppose musical ensembles could be equated to some types of music majors as playing football would be to some kind of a sports major? Sorry ... I'm taking this way off track now ... it's just not an easy or truly equivocal comparison.

They didn't cut the band, they suspended it (and they suspended it before). And it was the marching band not the concert band ... the former being as much a social extra-curricular activity (such as a club) as well as a musical endeavor, and only exists along side football or other sporting events. While it's music, I wouldn't put it in the same category whatsoever as the orchestra or concert band. (And yes, this is way off topic ... but I think marching bands can be compared to football teams ... but other artistic ensembles I wouldn't say so, but we don't want to get into that.)

Oh wow ... just catching up with this ...

http://twinsdaily.com/topic/24432-wolfson-twins-sign-of1b-ben-paulson/?do=findComment&comment=561947

Right. And if the Dodgers deal for Dozier, I don't think they'll have enough to deal for Sale and be left with anything. They aren't actively seeking to move him, but they are listening.

Sale is still under control for what, two, three more years? And he's not that expensive considering the pitcher he is. If a trade could be worked out, I don't think the financial considerations would be the issue. If I were the White Sox I'd be wanting a return at least twice what we'd get for Dozier.