Quickhits for Jan. 23, 2014

And so it begins

If the barage of clipboards hasn’t made it obvious, it’s impossible to not notice the massive egos that signal the start of student body president campaigns. Five students have announced their candidacies. No word yet on which ones will engage in bitter text-fighting and who will bring a farm animal into the Pit.

Thirsty Thursday

Next season’s football schedule was announced yesterday. The most notable aspect of it is the Thursday night game against Duke. Though it will not be hosted in Chapel Hill, the later kick off time will ease any minds conflicted about drowning their sorrows in the event of a repeat of this season’s performance.

Not so different

Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin announced that gay visitors to the Olympics have nothing to worry about — as long as they stay away from the kids. He went on to say that gender neutral housing will also not be available because he feels there are “more practical ways to make athletes feel safe and comfortable.”

Feel the rhythm!

The Jamaican Bobsled team will return to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. This was made possible by an online crowdfunding campaign that raised $20,000 more than the $100,000 necessary. It is not yet confirmed if the bulk of the money has come from movie producers hoping for a sequel to “Cool Runnings.”

Crossing the aisle

Gov. Pat McCrory announced his goals for 2014 at a press conference on Tuesday. Among them was an intiative to reduce underage drinking at public universities. In unrelated news, many conservative college groups have begun questioning the voter ID laws and their overall support of McCrory.

On a roll

A new option in over-priced, mediocre food has joined its peers in Lenoir Mainstreet. Following the trend of the literally hundreds of Mexican restaurants dotting Franklin Street, the crepe-peddling Freshens was replaced with Healthy Bowl. Who knew students prefer giant burritos to French pancakes?