I have attended this university for two years now and have witnessed the Athletics Department experience many changes. I can consider myself well acquainted with the department, since I was once part of the women’s basketball intercollegiate team. I first arrived to school in August of 2005. I became aware […]

About 15 people gathered Thursday, April 26 to hear Asia, Association for Promotion of Campus Activities Performer of the Year, perform a spoken-word collage of poems that detailed various encounters from his life. Asia has been performing for five years, and one year professionally. He said his diagnosis with testicular […]

Despite the passage of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, questions abound regarding the measure – specifically regarding whether or not the building of the fence will ever actually be undertaken, how it will be funded, and whether or not the project will adversely affect commerce or foreign relations with […]

Most Americans disagree with President Bush’s decision last week to veto the war funding bill that contained a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. In the new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Tuesday, 57 percent want Congress to pass another bill with funding and timetables. The poll surveyed 1,028 American adults […]

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Bright EyesCassadagaGrade: A Listeners familiar with the band Bright Eyes know that the face behind the name belongs to Conor Oberst, an indie rock veteran who started recording since he was 13 and released three cassette tapes before he turned 15. Although he and his ever-revolving cast of characters have […]

Kyle AndrewsAmos in OhioGrade: B- There’s nothing fancy about Kyle Andrews…well, except for the fact that he plays the majority of his own instruments and uses an acoustic guitar and a drum machine in the same song. This kind of genre-bending songwriting is a refreshing change from the typical songwriters […]

The ComasConductorGrade A+ Equal parts Radiohead and Weezer, The Comas prove that blending dreaminess and catchiness is not only possible but preferred. Hailing from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a hot bed for music of the indie rock persuasion, The Comas have released four albums thus far and show vast improvements […]

At about 8:15 p.m, the audience, composed mainly of women of all ages, started clapping their hands in apparent anxiety waiting for him to come out on stage. “Clap, clap,” was all that was heard, until the lights went out at 8:30 p.m., and the stage was engulfed by smoke […]

Squeeze in boys from France, Italy, Germany and Denmark and girls from England, Belgium, and Tarragona into a cramped apartment to witness the cultural differences of six roommates in a foreign program in Barcelona, Spain. The movie L’auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment) was the first French film shown on campus. […]