GLORIA SHELLERStaff Writer I tried to go to the gym yesterday, but when I made the trek from my dorm down to the weight room, excitement turned quickly into disappointment. Rather than seeing ample gym equipment to be used at my leisure, I viewed all seven working cardio machines mounted by sweaty college students and the volleyball team scattered throughout the weight … [Read more...] about Pep gym disappoints students, athletes
Letters to the Editor
Staff editorial stereotypes Greek groups on campus Although I was once a first-year PNM (potential new member) who joined a sorority her first year, I tried to read the staff editorial with an open mind by accepting someone’s opinion that had not gone through recruitment or had a horrible recruitment experience. Those were the plausible explanations for the blatantly bitter … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor
If friends insist on driving, take warning
GARRETT COMANStaff Writer So you made it through driver’s ed and you’ve been driving for a while, but do you still seem to have problems? They might manifest in a fender bender or two, or perhaps just that your passengers always seem to have a death grip on the grab handles and eyes glued to the road, or worse yet, always insist on driving when you reach for your keys. First, … [Read more...] about If friends insist on driving, take warning
Bush’s top list: Roberts, Miers and Barney
TROY SENIKContributing Writer It’s been only a few short weeks since then-Supreme Court nominee John Roberts raised the non-answer to a Zen art form, while somehow simultaneously proving himself smarter than each member of the U.S. Senate (and perhaps all of them combined). Now, however, high court fever is re-emerging (note: high court fever is essentially the same as regular … [Read more...] about Bush’s top list: Roberts, Miers and Barney
For now, Florence students bid ‘ciao bella’ to Malibu
ELIZABETH KRESSFlorence Columnist Nothing could prepare a student for a year overseas. Classes lasting from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., pasta twice a day and a massive language barrier all came as a shock. Stepping out of a comfort zone and absorbing the surrounding culture as quickly as possible suddenly became a necessity, not a luxury. Jet lag slammed our group upon arrival, followed … [Read more...] about For now, Florence students bid ‘ciao bella’ to Malibu