A screenshot from the stuck-up students’ website
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, MINNEAPOLIS - For the last 4 months, 2 disillusioned North Central seniors using childish pseudonyms have been posting fake news stories on an online blog about the Bible college they attend. The Northern Plight (the name itself is a lampoon on the previous name for the school newspaper, The Northern Light) is “a satyrical news blog in the tradition of The Onion and Lark News” according to it’s creators and attempts to parody various aspects of college life using chincy humor and simplistic headlines.
Hiding behind gimmicky identities derived from Peanuts characters and veiled Watergate references, the authors have attempted to avoid taking any responsibility for the sucker punch muck raking they dish out.
“Frankly, the whole blog is just one big valiant attempt to get attention,” says co-editor Linus Woodward. “I’m hoping when it’s all done and people finally figure out who we are, I’ll get a girlfriend out of this thing.”
“Since my freshmen year I’ve had a huge chip on my shoulder,” adds Schroeder Bernstein. “This is my way of getting back at the institution I blame for all my financial and relationship problems.”
Whether or not the authors’ shallow attempts at original satire and overly preachy articles ever amount to anything useful has yet to be seen. But it appears, at least for this year, nothing will stop these misdirected almost college grads from releasing their pent up passive aggresive pet peeves into the anonymous quagmire of the internet. - WOODWARD
Woodward
Bernstein
Monday, October 15, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I second that emotion. What a bunch of turds.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 12:22 am
wow they are really lame
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 1:14 am
this is hilarious!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:21 pm
So my identity is gimmicky? I’ll accept that.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 11:33 pm
No one escapes the plight. Not even the plight itself.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Seems like there’s some inner conflict at work here…next time you guys should talk about how this article makes you feel.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 12:12 am
lol, you guys are too funny.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:53 am
roflcopter.
Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 1:12 pm
lol pearl … ttyl
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 7:28 pm
This site now officially needs a forum. The time has come!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Easier said than done. Hopefully once the semester ends we’ll have a bit more time.
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Bravo! After 4 years (5-6? maybe you didn’t even finish?) of 120+ credits and close to $160,000 of school debt between the two of you, you have indeed created something your finally proud of from you expensive private education; this blog…those school loans are finally kicking back their revenues! I only hope that you can continue this success through your masters….even possibly your doctorate programs. We’d only be so lucky to know that our tax dollars are going to something.