Sustenance

This blog was established with the simple man in mind - and I understand that, when you hear all the bickering going on at Columbia, you may get a little lost. Some buzzwords and concepts don't even deal with political topics, but instead with the bickering itself! You could call these 'meta-concepts,' but then you'd be a tool - and that's another rant.

In either case, it is with those of you in mind that I introduce today one of these concepts, and provide an example. From the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition for counterprotest:

       "There are no results; the nearest alphabetical match-point is displayed in the side-frame."

Thus, we can see right off the bat that this word is bullshit. The OED has over 600,000 words,  and this isn't one of them. Regardless, we may sink to the depths of a descriptive grammar to treat this as a word. From counter: "against, in return," and protest: "A solemn, formal, or emphatic declaration or affirmation; an avowal," we thus have counterprotest: "a solemn, formal, or emphatic declaration or affirmation against, or in return; an avowal against, or in return."

Now that this little bit of excellence is established, I present to you a counterprotest:

HEY GUYS, JOHN JAY ISN'T THAT BAD;

COLUMBIA FOOD IN GENERAL COULD BE MUCH WORSE.

Had you only read these two lines in caps before this sentence, then don't worry, you're not missing anything. But generally, there has been an overabundance of bickering as to the quality of Columbia food, and John Jay in particular.  

If you are looking for a 20 dollar steak for your 15 dollars/swipe, you are going to be sorely dissappointed. But what were you thinking, anyway? We get that there are unlucky days, and you aren't a huge fan of beef stroganof, or the chillingly-named vegan chicken - but if your poor poor stomach needs something meaty, you have access to soups, casserettes, and - wait for it - a frickin' grill.  This is only if you aren't confident enough about your sexuality to subsist on salads - which, with a consistent salad bar as well as delightful 'gourmet' salads popping up randomly, isn't too difficult - otherwise, you should be able to drown the aforementioned meaty goods in hot sauce, annihilating any argument about their quality.

The rest of Columbia food is at least as good as John Jay, thus:

Q.E.D.

BITCHES!