Segways are most popular among mall cops. The only other people who use them are, maybe, tourists on the beach who don’t want to walk. However, if you didn’t want to ride them before because they were un-cool, now, you won’t want to ride them because they can kill you.
Month: October 2010
Campus Starbucks offers lower prices than sister stores
Although Starbucks raised the prices of some of their beverages in early October, the Starbucks on campus will not increase its prices.
News Briefs
Write your academic paper better “Tools for Success” will host a workshop on academic writing on Oct. 19 at 12 p.m. in the Rosenthal Student Center, Room 200. The session will discuss topics such as academic language, how to best answer an assignment, and how to format an academic paper. The workshop is open to […]
Europe is not the only study abroad option
When it comes to traveling, some students forget that there are other parts of the world besides Europe.
Filling in the school year gaps
A lot can happen in a year. Taking time off from school or work to expand knowledge and experience is one of them.
Site of the week: Swagbucks.com
Swagbucks.com is more than a search engine. It is a virtual Chuck E. Cheese’s. You can play (or search) and accumulate points to get cool prizes. Here’s how it works.
On the Bench: Who said golf was boring?
There are days that every sports fanatic craves. There are days when the couch and a six-pack become your best friends. There are days when everything but sports ceases to exist — and it’s awesome.
“My Soul to Take” took my soul to boredom
You would expect a film by Wes Craven to have at least something akin to his previous “Nightmare on Elmstreet” films. But “My Soul to Take” has the writing ability closer to that of the writers of “Sesame Street.” And, with the actors being as terrible as they were, Craven might’ve been better off hiring Elmo. I know I was channeling The Count about halfway through the movie, wondering how many more minutes I had to go before the film ended.
America’s recession: The manure clogging our economic toilet bowl
How many of you have been fired or laid off in the past two years? The economy has been in the toilet for more than two years. The more jobs that are lost, the more drops into the economic bowl.
On the Scene: What is your definition of ugly?
A unique Web site, www.uglyschmucks.com, was created to help unattractive people find their life partners in a quick and easy way. On it, people submit pictures of themselves and vote on how attractive each member is. What is your definition of ugly?