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Discuss “Thistles and Thorns”

At the close of every year, the Tartan reassesses the year?s events. We present here a list of the people and happenings that are worthy of recognition. Thistles go to people and events that had a positive effect on the campus community; thorns go to those that have negatively impacted the campus.

A thistle to Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott for winning a Nobel Prize in Economics. Yinz guys are pretty smart, ?n?at. Congratulations.

A thorn to the University for once again raising the cost of attending CMU. From the technology fee to the laundry fee, students can?t move without being charged for something. Maybe if the University had an larger endowment, we wouldn?t be facing these kinds of problems.

A thorn to Kierra Wright, organizer of the...

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