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TechnographMeet the Spring 2006 Opinions Columnists
Posted: 1/17/06 Section: Opinions
Josh Rohrscheib will appear as a weekly guest columnist. He is a third year law student in his seventh year at Illinois. This semester he is serving as the president of the Illinois Student Senate (ISS). As ISS president, Josh is committed to empowering students to take a greater role in the shared governance of our university. His columns will be edgy, aggressive, and on topics that impact the student body. He is interested in "Boston Legal", "The West Wing", old movies, anything starring Robin Williams, William Shatner or John Wayne. Josh also enjoys biographies, bouncy balls, poker and chess. Josh dreams of being a professional speech writer and campaign manager. After living one-tenth of his life in Champaign-Urbana, he is looking forward to sharing what he has learned about the campus and community with the readers of the Daily Illini.
Billy Joe Mills describes himself as a "moderate secular conservative." He repeats and claims as his own wisdom anything said by Sen. John McCain or Prof. Ira Carmen. Since he is a moderate, he is simultaneously disliked by the left and misunderstood by the right. He sees Emerson as our greatest author, U2 and Bruce Springsteen as our greatest musicians. Although he is a member of the College Republicans, the majority of his friends are liberal. He views his column as little more than a cheap alternative to eHarmony.com, since he figures a lot more gals will notice him this semester. Billy is an unrelenting activist against the liberal domination of academia, as he believes it poisons the marketplace of ideas on campus. Finally, he encourages you to e-mail him in either disgust or delight in reaction to his columns (wmills@uiuc.edu).
Eric Naing enjoys candlelit dinners, long walks on the beach and tired jokes. He is a card-carrying member of the ACLU, the liberal media, the big gay conspiracy, any number of hippie protest groups and the Democratic and Communist parties. His hobbies include subverting the American way of life, undermining traditional Christian values, giving aid and comfort to "the enemy," cheating on his wife, frivolous lawsuits, nudity and explicit sex in public, taking copious amounts of illicit drugs, secretly wishing Saddam Hussein was still in power and trying to eliminate the words "Merry Christmas" from public discourse. He enjoys hanging out with Barbara Streisand, Michael Moore and Ted Kennedy and having Sunday tea with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He is personally funded by George Soros and Moveon.org. He also enjoys growing his hair out, playing loud music and loitering on the yards of the elderly. He hopes you all enjoy reading his columns this year.
Billy Joe Mills describes himself as a "moderate secular conservative." He repeats and claims as his own wisdom anything said by Sen. John McCain or Prof. Ira Carmen. Since he is a moderate, he is simultaneously disliked by the left and misunderstood by the right. He sees Emerson as our greatest author, U2 and Bruce Springsteen as our greatest musicians. Although he is a member of the College Republicans, the majority of his friends are liberal. He views his column as little more than a cheap alternative to eHarmony.com, since he figures a lot more gals will notice him this semester. Billy is an unrelenting activist against the liberal domination of academia, as he believes it poisons the marketplace of ideas on campus. Finally, he encourages you to e-mail him in either disgust or delight in reaction to his columns (wmills@uiuc.edu).
Eric Naing enjoys candlelit dinners, long walks on the beach and tired jokes. He is a card-carrying member of the ACLU, the liberal media, the big gay conspiracy, any number of hippie protest groups and the Democratic and Communist parties. His hobbies include subverting the American way of life, undermining traditional Christian values, giving aid and comfort to "the enemy," cheating on his wife, frivolous lawsuits, nudity and explicit sex in public, taking copious amounts of illicit drugs, secretly wishing Saddam Hussein was still in power and trying to eliminate the words "Merry Christmas" from public discourse. He enjoys hanging out with Barbara Streisand, Michael Moore and Ted Kennedy and having Sunday tea with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He is personally funded by George Soros and Moveon.org. He also enjoys growing his hair out, playing loud music and loitering on the yards of the elderly. He hopes you all enjoy reading his columns this year.
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