This evening at 5:00, SOS held the first of three colloquii meetings to discuss the relationship between students, faculty, alumni, and trustees. The meeting in 106 HUB featured two guest speakers; Anne Neal, President of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA); and Charles Mitchell, Program Director of the same organization. Neal was recently […]
The Simmons bathrooms got a minor facelift over the Thanksgiving holiday. I don’t know the circumstances for the change (perhaps a generous new facilities endowment), but new shower curtains now hang from every stall. Having personally tested them out, I’d have to say that they receive very high marks for usablity and for design. Also, […]
For those of you that couldn’t score John Legend tickets, Eve 6, that talented, not quite one-hit-wonder group from Southern California, will be performing in HUB Alumni Hall this Thursday at 9 PM. Tickets for the free show are available at the HUB ticket office. Eve 6 is best known for their songs, “Inside Out” […]
Apparently, college kids lack taste when it comes to magazines, clothing, and pretty much everything else, according to Gawker and Ad Age. The post on Gawker notes that: Is it possible that college students—rather than being our nation’s elite—are just unsophisticated dolts, like the rest of America? According to a new survey, college kids’ favorite […]
Ryan Pfister’s done it again. His colloquial columns in the Collegian really resonate with me. This week’s column I found particularly interesting, especially in light of the current economic situation. Pfister distills the economy and the rise of coupons with a certain verve. The stock market’s tanked. Consumer spending is down. People are getting laid […]
Dear Diary, Thanksgiving break has given me a lot of time to practice my washboarding. While I certainly have an unorthodox playing style, holding the washboard perpendicular to my body allows me to attach other instruments like cymbals and horns to my apparatus. I’ve found that the secret to good playing is all about the […]