On the spot


By Nathan Tafoya
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Freshman likes the taste of chicken, and has a friend who passed out in hallway of dorm

Wildcat: Hi, my name's Nathan and you're on the spot. I was just noticing the Delta triangles on your butt. How do you like being in a sorority?

Rabinowitz: I love being in a sorority. I think the camaraderie is really nice. I think it's good to have in a school so big.

Wildcat: That's cool. What are you eating?

Rabinowitz: A vegetarian sandwich.

Wildcat: Are you a vegetarian? Because I just ate at McDonald's.

Rabinowitz: Oh, yeah. I don't really eat red meat, but chicken and stuff I eat.

Wildcat: What's your deal with red meat?

Rabinowitz: I just don't like the taste of it.

Wildcat: Do you like that comic , Red Meat?

Rabinowitz: What?

Wildcat: The comic strip, Red Meat.

Rabinowitz: No. Is it in the Wildcat?

Wildcat: No. Do you read the Wildcat?

Rabinowitz: I do.

Wildcat: You see, that's a bonus for you.

Rabinowitz: The Police Beats are classic. I have a couple of those posted up in my room.

Wildcat: Do you have any classic On the Spots?

Rabinowitz: My friend was in it once, so we have that one up and we have one about a guy who stole a dumpster and got arrested.

Wildcat: Your friend was in On the Spot or Police Beat?

Rabinowitz: Police Beat.

Wildcat: Are you serious? What did he or she do?

Rabinowitz: Passed out in her dorm in the hallway. It was the first week of school.

Wildcat: She passed out because she hit her head, right?

Rabinowitz: Yeah. Big bump.

Wildcat: I hate it when that happens. Sometimes people open doors quickly into the hall and just - BAM. Do you have any favorite On the Spots? You don't read On the Spot do you? I'm hurt.

Rabinowitz: I skim, because I read them during class.

Wildcat: You mean you read it right before class, in that 10-minute gap period.

Rabinowitz: Yep. Exactly.