Make the Bowl an exhibition game next August. Bowls are only exciting to see the kids who will play next year and they'll mean something rankings wise, even if the game doesn't officially "count." Plus you get an even-strength non-conference game.
The kids can actually have a winter break with their family or the school can organize an end of year trip.
I was just about to come on here and start screaming about sample selection bias. Football players who have made somewhere between hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars and who were at one time or another among the fittest .001% of the population don't fit a comparison to the general population.
And if we're gonna tolerate small sample sizes in the suicide numbers, it should be pointed out that there are 12 acknowledged suicides in the past 25 years and 5 in the past 3 years. That could absolutely just be noise, I know, but not giving the most recent numbers because they don't serve your point as nicely is just bad writing.
Reading this piece, I can't help but be reminded of people who yell "Evolution is just a theory!" Maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves in the moral panic, but there is plenty of reason and an expanding body of evidence to support that repeatedly smashing your head into things is bad for your long term health.
I grew up in the area and I'm going to be heading back there with a bunch of other undergrads to show them around. Places I plan on taking them:
Buff Joes. Right in downtown Evanston and easily the best chicken wing I've ever had. Even their mild flavor is delicious and nobody's mild flavor is good. Cheese fries strongly recommended.
Walker Bros Pancake House. Most people go for the apple pancake, but I think the German pancake is better. Their bacon might be better than sex. Sarkis got mentioned here and it's pretty good, but it's a complete shithole and you'll be surrounded by hungover high school kids. Fun fact, you can order a "special water" there, which is just a cup of cheap ass vodka. Do not do this.
Portillo's. Can't go wrong, but I do the chili dog and chocolate cake shake.
Chuck wagon. It's over in Wilmette and it's about the size of a hallway, but they put gyros on top of your cheeseburger and that's just outstandingly excessive.
Chinatown. Chicago's got a great chinatown, I'd stay in the newer part because it has better restaurants.
Piero's. I also love Gino's East. I think Lou Malnati's is pretty terrible (sauce is too sweet and the crust leaves a funky taste in my mouth), but some people swear by it.
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Make the Bowl an exhibition game next August. Bowls are only exciting to see the kids who will play next year and they'll mean something rankings wise, even if the game doesn't officially "count." Plus you get an even-strength non-conference game.
The kids can actually have a winter break with their family or the school can organize an end of year trip.
After destroying Ridley? All hail Khal Jomo.
I was just about to come on here and start screaming about sample selection bias. Football players who have made somewhere between hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars and who were at one time or another among the fittest .001% of the population don't fit a comparison to the general population.
And if we're gonna tolerate small sample sizes in the suicide numbers, it should be pointed out that there are 12 acknowledged suicides in the past 25 years and 5 in the past 3 years. That could absolutely just be noise, I know, but not giving the most recent numbers because they don't serve your point as nicely is just bad writing.
Reading this piece, I can't help but be reminded of people who yell "Evolution is just a theory!" Maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves in the moral panic, but there is plenty of reason and an expanding body of evidence to support that repeatedly smashing your head into things is bad for your long term health.
I grew up in the area and I'm going to be heading back there with a bunch of other undergrads to show them around. Places I plan on taking them:
Buff Joes. Right in downtown Evanston and easily the best chicken wing I've ever had. Even their mild flavor is delicious and nobody's mild flavor is good. Cheese fries strongly recommended.
Walker Bros Pancake House. Most people go for the apple pancake, but I think the German pancake is better. Their bacon might be better than sex. Sarkis got mentioned here and it's pretty good, but it's a complete shithole and you'll be surrounded by hungover high school kids. Fun fact, you can order a "special water" there, which is just a cup of cheap ass vodka. Do not do this.
Portillo's. Can't go wrong, but I do the chili dog and chocolate cake shake.
Chuck wagon. It's over in Wilmette and it's about the size of a hallway, but they put gyros on top of your cheeseburger and that's just outstandingly excessive.
Chinatown. Chicago's got a great chinatown, I'd stay in the newer part because it has better restaurants.
Piero's. I also love Gino's East. I think Lou Malnati's is pretty terrible (sauce is too sweet and the crust leaves a funky taste in my mouth), but some people swear by it.