Spring Break
The Daily OrangeTurtle power still influencing college campuses
By Tim Goessling
Posted: 10/2/07, 12:30 AM EST Section: Feature
Following Leo comes Raphael, the mystery man. The cartoon describes him as "cool but rude," and in the movies, he has a bigger ego than Mark Cuban and Donald Trump combined. It's fitting that his color is red because he is a little devil-like. He's the voice that says, "Where is this freaking Bird Library cafe? It was supposed to be here this semester!"
Finally, the patron turtle of learning, Donatello. He is your professor's favorite ninja. He "does machines," which is nice way of saying he's a dweeb. Granted this dweeb designed the turtle van, the turtle blimp and the pizza thrower, which is very commendable.
If he were on campus, he would be on the first floor of Bird researching teleport technology so that pizza from Augie's could materialize on the fourth floor.
Ah yes, the pizza. All pizza makers must say a prayer of thanks to the turtles because they single-handedly convinced a generation that pizza is the greatest food (and at the same time, anchovy merchants must despise those turtles).
You see, the pizza is the glue that holds all these different personalities together. It's the same here, because everyone on Marshall Street at 2 a.m. is going somewhere to get a slice, regardless if you were getting wild at Harry's or philosophizing at Faegans.
In the end, it doesn't matter what turtle you relate to because there's a little bit of each of them in everyone.
Just as Master Splinter says, "Help each other, draw upon one another and always remember the power that binds you."
Tim Goessling is a senior television, radio and film major and will be eating pizza without anchovies tonight. Cowabunga!
Finally, the patron turtle of learning, Donatello. He is your professor's favorite ninja. He "does machines," which is nice way of saying he's a dweeb. Granted this dweeb designed the turtle van, the turtle blimp and the pizza thrower, which is very commendable.
If he were on campus, he would be on the first floor of Bird researching teleport technology so that pizza from Augie's could materialize on the fourth floor.
Ah yes, the pizza. All pizza makers must say a prayer of thanks to the turtles because they single-handedly convinced a generation that pizza is the greatest food (and at the same time, anchovy merchants must despise those turtles).
You see, the pizza is the glue that holds all these different personalities together. It's the same here, because everyone on Marshall Street at 2 a.m. is going somewhere to get a slice, regardless if you were getting wild at Harry's or philosophizing at Faegans.
In the end, it doesn't matter what turtle you relate to because there's a little bit of each of them in everyone.
Just as Master Splinter says, "Help each other, draw upon one another and always remember the power that binds you."
Tim Goessling is a senior television, radio and film major and will be eating pizza without anchovies tonight. Cowabunga!
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