Living Davidson Crossword FORENSIC ADVICE

Across

1. Do a Vail trail

4. Underneath

9. Seoul soldiers

13. 2,000 pounds

14. Champagne-and-orange juice cocktail

15. Volcano near Italy’s toe

16. Roth ___ (nest egg option)

17. Long times

18. Palm reader, maybe

19. Start of a quotation by a writer named 12-Down/58-Across

21. Alfalfa’s love in “The Little Rascals”

22. Doctor Zhivago’s love in “Dr Zhivago”

23. Part 2 of the quotation

27. Fifth word of the Gettysburg Address

29. Leaves out

30. O’Brien of late-night TV

32.Verona white wine

33. Asian sauce source

36. Pop fly’s path

37. Part 3 of the quotation

39. “... ___ he drove out of sight”

40. Buzzer in a hive

41. Urban vehicles

42. Peter and Paul, but not Mary

44. “___ to you, Mrs. Robinson” (Simon and Garfunkel song lyric)

45. Diplomat’s workplace (abbr.)

46. Part 4 of the quotation

51. Triple-decker cookie

54. Move like a helicopter

55. End of the quotation

57. City in Oklahoma

58. E.J. who won the 1953 Pulitzer for a story that freed a man wrongly convicted of murder

61. Period of history

62. Auberjonois of “Boston Legal” or Russo of “Tin Cup”

63. Think creatively

64. ___-zag

65. Kept a watch on

66. Considers

67. Davidson-to-Albemarle dir.

Crosswords by Victor Fleming ‘73

Down

1. Not moving

2. County of 9-Across

3. Dazed, as through hypnosis

4. Two-legged rifle mount

5. Engage in histrionics

6. Rapper Tone ___

7. ___Kosh B’Gosh

8. “What ___ I saying?”

9. Cuts again, as logs

10. Cheri formerly of “SNL”

11. Prepared to propose, maybe

12. Associate Dean of Students Buchanan

14. “All the President’s ___”

20. Sweeping story

21. Peace policy

24. Unmannerly

25. Bring together

26. Pioneering DVR

28. Out of control

30. Urban vehicle

31. Unrefined metal

32. Makes more exciting, with “up”

33. Refreshingly named vodka cocktail

34. Associate Dean of Admission & Financial Aid Patrick

35. What a nod may mean

38. Divide with a comb

43. Polluted air

44. Listened

46. “This is ___ I came in”

47. Sue Bee product

48. Like sheep

49. Letter-shaped structural piece

50. Separates into piles

52. “To ___ human ...”

53. Orange variety

56. “___ Como Va” (1971 Santana hit)

58. ___-term exams

59. “___ on a Grecian Urn”

60. Little piggy’s cry

Parent Trap 2 Key

THE EGG: WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

With

DAVID SOWINSKI (HE/THEY) ‘25 & ANAYA PATEL (ANY PRONOUNS) ‘25

Since the North Carolina legislative season began in January, we have entered a period of uncertainty regarding LGBTQ+ rights in our community. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there is a record of 426 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the U.S., including 2 in North Carolina.

If passed, North Carolina’s House Bill 43 would criminalize gender affirming surgery, making it unlawful for medical professionals to “facilitate the minor’s desire to present or appear in a manner that is inconsistent with the minor’s sex.” This includes hormone replacement therapy, mastectomies, and sterilization — vital healthcare services. HB 43 is currently sitting in the House but has yet to be passed. Senate Bill 49, North Carolina’s version of “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” legislation, would ban discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation for students in grades K-4. Additionally, SB49 requires schools to alert parents if their child changes their name or pronouns, essentially outing students regardless of their wishes. While North Carolina Republicans argue that SB 49 is less about the

LGBTQ+ community and more regarding parental rights, the bill effectively prevents the history and affirmation of queer and trans folks to be passed down. On February 7th, SB49 passed the Senate with a 29-18 vote and is currently sitting in the House after it passed its first reading.

North Carolina is not alone in the crusade against LGBTQ+ identities. Use of desired pronouns is under attack in Kentucky’s Senate Bill 150; Texas’ House Bill 122 criminalizes gender affirming healthcare; and gender identity inconsistent with sex is labeled a disorder in South Carolina’s Senate Bill 274, which encourages mental health treatment over gender affirming care.

In the face of legislative attacks, it is important to voice opposition to state lawmakers and advocate education on LGBTQ+ issues. Support for these bills stems from hate and ignorance, so efforts to dispel notions of ‘gender identity disorder’ and protect the identities of young queer and trans people are essential. Find our North Carolina legislators’ information at NCLeg.gov.

No two coffee mugs are alike at The Egg. Some are adorned with the names and slogans of local businesses, some rep Davidson athletics, and others are a simple pastel color decorated with some kind of joke about the importance of coffee in adult life. The Egg is an honest establishment, what you see is precisely what you get. It is your classic, two-eggs, any style, local, friendly neighborhood dinner, through and through. The Pancakes are significant, the coffee is hot and bottomless, and experienced waitresses know customers’ names, orders, and favorite mugs. I have eaten at The Egg on five different occasions, I’ve waited to be seated every time I’ve gone, and it is so worth it. I have never dropped more than

13 bucks on my breakfast, which usually includes two eggs over medium, crispy bacon, sourdough toast, and some of the best home fries I’ve had. I’d also highly recommend the chocolate chip short stack, which my childish friend, Jack Seale usually opts for. I intend to keep walking over to The Egg pretty regularly for these next six and a half semesters at Davidson, and I have a feeling it’s the kind of place I’ll miss once I’m gone, but I bet it’ll be around for a while. That’s about it for this one gang, I wanted to keep this review in the same spirit as the restaurant it is about, honest, casual, and wholesome…like an egg. There’s no place more deserving of this critic’s first-ever 10/10.