On the spot


By Nathan Tafoya
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Freshmen know a lot about phases of meiosis, look forward to food on Thanksgiving

Wildcat: My name's Nathan and you're On the Spot.

Magness: Nathan? I'm Tova.

MaHusain: I'm Leena.

Wildcat: All right. Nice to meet you guys. What are you guys doing right now?

Magness: Well, we were walking. · I'm just going to my sorority house.

MaHusain: And I was walking her there.

Magness: We're coming back from biology class.

Wildcat: Oh, really? I was just asking one of the McDonald's ladies to rate meiosis and · mitosis.

Magness: We could tell you about that.

Wildcat: Which is the one that has the phases?

Magness: Meiosis. Well, they each have phases, but there are two separate phases within the phases of meiosis and mitosis. You really don't want to know this.

Wildcat: I hated that stuff. What are you guys doing for Thanksgiving?

Magness: I get to go home.

Wildcat: Where's that?

Magness: Wisconsin.

MaHusain: I'm going to Phoenix.

Wildcat: Are you guys going to eat turkey? Do you guys grub?

Magness: I don't eat turkey.

Wildcat: Are you a vegetarian?

Magness: I am.

Wildcat: (throwing up hands) Argh. There are too many vegetarians on this campus. (to MaHusain) Are you a vegetarian?

MaHusain: I'm looking forward to a turkey. Sooo looking forward to a turkey.

Wildcat: Right on.