By Kimiko L. Martinez Assistant News Editor Two computers: about $6,500. One leather jacket: $280. Collection of more than 100 CDs started in 1994: priceless. And they’re all gone. Several students studying abroad at the Florence Villa returned from winter break to find several thousands of dollars in personal items missing and their sense of security altered. According to … [Read more...] about Thefts shock students in Florence
Mah World: Let’s get drunk on information
Nick Mah I love reading the newspaper. It's just full of so darn much information that is pertinent to my life that when I finish I feel just drunk with knowledge. Really. I find that one of my favorite parts of the paper, in fact, is the last few pages of the first section, the “A” section, if you will. Like, say, “A26.” That’s where the good stuff is. Since I know … [Read more...] about Mah World: Let’s get drunk on information
Swim finishes at .500
By Massiel Ladron De Guevara Staff Writer The bustle and excitement of the last dual action meet for the women’s swim season filling Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Saturday has quieted down as the lady Waves now focus on Conference. Long Beach’s Belmont Plaza pool will be hosting the 15-school invitational in mid-February, giving the lady Waves an opportunity to face rivals … [Read more...] about Swim finishes at .500
Life 592: Goodbye fries, hello carrot sticks
Christina Littlefield Every single French fry has a gram of fat. Onion rings have four grams of fat each. A single Mother’s oatmeal cookie is right in between. Don’t you hate it when people take a nutrition class and start telling you how bad your favorite foods really are? I really didn’t need to know that there was a gram of fat in every McDonald’s French fry. It’s not that … [Read more...] about Life 592: Goodbye fries, hello carrot sticks
Are Taliban prisoners being treated fairly?
PRO United States must adhere to rights guaranteed at Geneva Convention when dealing with detainees, even if not POWs.By James RiswickAssistant Opinions Editor America can do whatever it wants, when it wants and how it wants. We are free to do so. These Taliban and Al-Qaeda pigs have attacked our nation and we have the right to do with them as we please. Sorry, but no we … [Read more...] about Are Taliban prisoners being treated fairly?