By Keriann Boone Lyon Correspondent We participants in the 2003-04 Lyon Program have been in France for one week, yet it feels like one month. Our hopes for a relaxing year living and traveling in Europe have evaporated into reality. The term “total immersion” suddenly has weight. We are not here to study in France; we are here to become French. We are living in a French … [Read more...] about Feeling foreign in France
Driving Danger: What we risk when talking while on the road
By Rosy Banks Assistant Living Editor Could your cell phone kill you? Forget what you’ve heard about radioactive waves frying your brain. More and more people are saying that the real danger lies in phone use while on the road. More than 115 million Americans consider cell phones a necessity to daily communication, but recently findings argue cell phones are potentially … [Read more...] about Driving Danger: What we risk when talking while on the road
Efforts of Waves Café staff shouldn’t go unseen
By Eve Persak Student Dietetic Assocation Every day hundreds of students, faculty members, campus workers and visitors pass through the turnstile to the Waves Café entrance. They search earnestly for a hearty meal to fuel the day’s activities, a cup of coffee to make up for lack of sleep, a light snack to tide them over through their next class or a tasty treat to satisfy … [Read more...] about Efforts of Waves Café staff shouldn’t go unseen
Face in the crowd: Wednesday Kirven
By Maya Minwary Assistant A&E Editor
With a name that came from the one of the days of the week and a powerful laugh, it’s hard not to miss Wednesday Rose Kirven.
“I have a tendency to be a loud laugher,” the junior said. “I can’t hold it back. If something is funny, I’m going to laugh, and I’m going to laugh out loud.
“Sometimes, I’m the only who will catch a subtle … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Wednesday Kirven
Bizarre theft? Under where?
By Sarah Pye Living Editor Every once in a while, I must shake my head and ask myself, “What is this world coming to?” This always happens when Jennifer Lopez releases yet another movie. And yet I had a non-J Lo inspired moment of head shaking recently when something so utterly bizarre happened that it successfully gleaned yet a little more off the top of my flagging … [Read more...] about Bizarre theft? Under where?