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It was for the Mad Cow that the word “derecognize†was coined in 2001. In the Spring of that year, the magazine published a list of departmental pick-up lines that were of questionable taste. The staff worried that campus would not take kindly to this crude humor. However, nobody batted an eye at the pick-up lines, instead concentrating on ‘Hans Oji’s’ article satirizing the tokenism of the then-new post of CC MinCo representative. For this, CC threatened to derecognize the whole organization, realizing student government could not really do anything more menacing. Nevertheless, the editors realized the need to be more sensitive to the feelings of the campus community. From that issue forth, the Mad Cow has asked volunteers to ‘test-read’ its articles for things that may be hurtful, and publishes a disclaimer in the front of each issue. If you think you may be offended by the upcoming issue, please volunteer to test-read by emailing madcow@wso.williams.edu.
The Mad Cow has gone through several editorial dynasties, beginning with the reign of David Ramos '99, who soon turned the reins over to Seth Brown and Art Munson (both ’01), followed by Josh Ain, Rachelle Hassan, and Jenny McElroy (‘03s). In 2003/2004, control was placed on the ’04 triumvirate of Neil Anderson, Al Gordon, and Dan Bahls. Upon their graduation, responsibility passed to [[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06]] and [[Katherine L. Dieber '07]], who will soon add some names to their administration.
Stay tuned for exciting Mad Cow editorial developments!
And please contribute anything original and funny to madcow@wso.