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     In the very likely possibility that you don’t understand what is happening here and why this flyer thing is posted in your dorm lobby, let us take an opportunity to explain. This is the Tabula Rasa. In Latin, it means Blank Slate. Look it up for more meanings, but ours is this: we are a response to the Slate. We feel it has become anti-intellectual and irrelevant with too much opinion and not enough news, as would befit a newspaper. There are also an embarassing amount of grammatical and design errors. This reflects poorly on the school. We hope that the student body understands this and supports our efforts. Our response is not to be anti-Slate, but we wish to show what a good student newspaper COULD be. This is therefore our challenge to the grammatically and thesis-lacking Slate. We do not wish to offend, but we want to correct and instruct.

     We also wish to help the student body in a very pertinent way. In following issues, we will post articles about relevant local and world news from outside the typified narrow Simpson view of culture. In line with our academic leanings, we will provide appropriate grammatical tips and writing suggestions. We also hope to review local restaurants for taste, atmosphere, as well as economy, as these are all important to the student body. It is also important to note that we will frequently operate in the satirical mode. You must understand this in order to understand the content. Sometimes we will say something ridiculous in order to make our point.
     We will also be remaining anonymous. This is in order that the content is focused on, not the writers of content. Who are we? We are the Tabula Rasa. Enjoy.