Lunch - Friday 3/30

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Tudey's Menoo:

-Steek

-Beked Putetues

-Seled

-Chuculete-a Muuse-a

US Government [Friday, March 30, 1st period]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh was mainlining coffee like he'd never seen the stuff before in his life. He hated mornings.

He gestured to a map on the board. "Every state and the District of Columbia is worth a certain number of electoral votes, which are used--rather than a straight popular vote--to determine who becomes President. A state's electoral vote number is the combination of the number of representatives it has in Congress added to its two Senators. Every state, therefore, has at least 3 electoral votes. California, with the most population, has 55 electoral votes.

"There are 538 electoral votes up for grabs--you need at least 270 of them to become President. In the history of the United States there have been four elections where the person who became President didn't also win the popular vote--1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000."

Josh scrubbed his hands through his hair. "There is always someone trying to abolish the electoral college, and the debate both for and against it have been raging since roughly 1824. Proponents say that it requires candidates to spend time in states that they'd normally avoid--Iowa, for instance, or Michigan--and tailor their message to the entire country rather than focussing exclusively on California, Texas, and Florida, where the population is. Opponents say that with a winner-take-all distribution of electoral college votes--a candidate can win a state by 40 votes and still get all of the electoral votes--it disenfranchises the voters who cast ballots for the other guy." He gestured lazily at the class. "What do you think?"

Student Council [lunch]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Prom, prom, promity prom," Josh said with a "blah, blah, blah" hand gesture. "Get to talking, people."

He pointed to the back of the room. "There's pizza and stuff when you get hungry, too."

Music is Love: [3/30]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

As the students enter the room they may notice that the classroom has been decorated in somber tones. The lighting dim and Lorne stands on the stage wearing black.

His face is sad and his usual flamboyance is gone.

"Today kids... Today we're taking it down a notch. Our theme today is songs of woe and angst. Not every song can be a happy one. Sometimes its the sad songs that say so much. Sometimes its not even the song itself that it is sad but the context in that it is used."

Lorne looks up to the sky... or the ceiling rather and points to the heavens. (Or a ceiling tile that looks slightly stained.)

( This one is for you Fred... )

"Your turn kids. Let's see what you can do today."

[ocd is up]

Announcements, Friday Morning

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Good morning, everyone. This is a notice for the following students that they need to report to the Danger Shop tomorrow morning, for detention with me:

Seely Booth
Marco Conrad
Billy Kessler
Dean Winchester
Sam Winchester

"I look forward to seeing you all. And that's all I have as far as announcements go. Please, have a safe day."

Library [03/30]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Fueled by coffee and adrenaline, Rory was there bright and early to open the library.

Self Defense Club, Friday [After Classes]

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Today the Danger Shop was set up to look kind of like a junkyard, the kind with lots of mostly-intact cars lying conveniently around.

"I love cars," Conner said with a grin, perched on the hood of a red sporty model that, if anyone asked, bore a strong resemblance to his own car back home. "I miss my car. Which is beside the point. Say you find yourself walking down the street or something, right? And you get attacked by somebody who may or may not resemble a . . . oh, I don't know, a cross between a donkey and a vacuum cleaner. Cars can be your friend, and I don't mean in the hotwiring them to escape sense. 'cause that would be bad, right, Tori?"

Tori grinned, nodding in response. "That would be very bad. But Conner's right, cars can be your friend. They can offer you temporary protection, if you need it. In these types of situations, cars can help immensely." She knew that from experience, Conner as well.

[OOC: Wait for the OCD, it's a coming here!]