Victoria Westman, East Town

1. The reason a lot of things are referred is as "Gaodi" is because of the building design style of Antoni Gaodi, a Spanish architect from Barcelona.

2. Ringo Starr's real name is Richard Starky.

3. Putting lemon juice in your hair after washing it and letting it dry in the sun will make it lighter.

4. Perennials come back year by year,
    Annuals need to planted annually.  (I might be wrong)

Sara, Hudsonville

In the 19th Century, it was considered "fine art" for actors to inhale nitrodous - oxide and stumble across stage.

CRV, NE Grand Rapids

Mankind has gone to the bottom of the Mariana Trench one time. It was determined that nothing worth knowing would be found there. We know more about outer space than we do about our own oceans!!!

Rachel Osborn, Grand Rapids

The big toe, through a close and precise research of western civilization, is a symbol for perverse sexual exploration.

Anonymous, 76 Coffee

Bees knees are actually really cool.

Oliver Deckard, Kava House

If you put a corpse in a sealed casket, in a sealed mausoleum, the gases from the decomposing body will explode the casket and the mausoleum, leaving body parts everywhere.

Michael Tuffclmire, EastHill.

Wellington Avenue located next to Eastern and Cherry (the one way curved street) was built as a streetcar route.

Helen Beelen, Heritage Hill

a bird in the hand is always greener than the grass under another guy's bushes.

Drew, Heartside

I was having a conversation with my roommate an couple of weeks ago and he said that he doesn't believe love is real. he had a rough life up until this point but I thought even if you believe that... why not pretend it is, maybe you'll prove yourself wrong.

Scott, Heartside

when I was 12 years old me and a friend from middle school were smoking a joint in a par. This day like any other was sunny and warm typical of San Diego weather. The bench we were sitting at was inscribed with the usual obligatory graffiti, ie: Swastikas, hearts and the usual "I" was here monikers. i glanced over at Jamin, my best friend at the time and there was a look of terror on his face. Before I could inquire what he was worried about he shot off faster than a gazelle in Africa. I heard laughter behind me, the kind of laughter you would expect to hear in a prison rape scene. Before I could turn around to see my would be prison lovers a world war II era Hitler youth knife was stabbed directly next to my hand. i looked up to see two rather large bald white men smiling as if they had just caught the big one  "Are you proud of your skin nigger?", the smaller of the two asked. i had never been asked such a question. "I guess so?", was all my shaky body could muster.

John Meulink, Calvin College

Listen first, then speak.

Erika Den hoed, Calvin College

If women were to shave their faces, their hair would grow thicker and result in a beard.

Michelle Jokish, Calvin College

I think that people should try to ask more questons.
Sometimes we can learns worlds of someone if we just ask...

Mike Tate

Daily menu: three or four prayers, have faith, repent, believe.

James Bont, Michigan st and Halen st.

John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids is one of the oldest zoo in the world. It was built by John Ball at late 1700's.

Grand Rapids city sold the John Ball Zoo to the Kent county for $1 dollar in the late 1970's.
Hitchhiking is not allow in U.S. high way. But as long as you do it not beyond the signs on the On-ramp or the Off-ramp that read, "No Slow Vehicle", you are OK.

Christine Zwart, Calvin College

Dear patrick,

I just want to let you knw that I think you re a wonderful person and I am glad to know you. I remember you inviting me to your family's house for Thanksgiving last year which really meant a lot to me, thank you for always being a great friend.

I hope that you get everything out of life that you want. Don't even stop seeking out wonders in the world! In life, the world is yours to discover.

As I write this I am listening to Matisyahu and I want to leave you with this line: "your silence kills me, I wouldn't have it any other way. Is it wrong to think you might speak to me? you might speak to me, and what would you say?" (I love that God is a mystery)

jonathan Chong, Calvin College

Life is too short for complaints, live everyday as if it were your last.

Live in faith

enduring hope

Peace, Love, Sushi

Egide Nsenga, Grand Rapids

I am from Rwanda and in my culture, we celebrate death. When a person dies, we throw a big party and invite as many people as possible. We do this to celebrate their life and congratulate them on being called to be with God in heaven.

Luke DeJong, Calvin College

Western Michigan is special, but I love to find the isolation and beauty that God provides in the majesty of the great outdoors. To find this, I have found that venturing beyond the Bridge into the unknown abyss know as the U.P. sometime this summer check out the Porcupine Mountains or Pictured Rocks.

Ben Dixon, Calvin College

Michigan is not the Midwest - No offense.