Monthly Archives March 12, 2008

1998: The women win the MAAC Championship, but on the men's side the Stags lose a 74-73 overtime heartbeaker to Marist in their first round game, Paul Cormier's final game as head coach. 1999: The women fail to build off of the past season's championship and fall in the first round to Canisius.

No one wins. One side just loses more slowly, according to Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost) of the HBO series "The Wire." "The Wire" depicted life and didn't hold back. It was often depressing, but accurate. There were good guys and bad apples mixed in with everyone.

Independently owned record stores across the nation will celebrate the first annual Record Store Day on April 19 by holding special events, including in-store performances, parties, appealing sales, and customer goodie bags. According to Recordstoreday.com, music legends, such as Paul McCartney, are supporting the new holiday with fervor, saying record stores have always supported them and should be kept alive with appreciation.

Jimmy Kimmel is F***ing Ben Affleck Jimmy Kimmel gets back at his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, for her video with Matt Damon. "Hansaplast" A French kid gets away with everything using the line, "My mom said I could." Look for a surprise twist at the end.

Ah, the dreaded curse of the straight-to-DVD sequel. There is no exception with "Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation," the newly released sequel to the 1984 classic "Bachelor Party" starring Tom Hanks. It doesn't matter how successful the original was, any film that produces a straight-to-DVD sequel is inevitably going to suck.

Even with an all-star cast, including famed actresses Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, "The Other Boleyn Girl," adapted from Philippa Gregory's historical novel, falls short of a movie worth viewing. "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a 16th century tragedy surrounding the two Boleyn sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson).

Continuing to follow its motto to "roll back on prices," Wal-Mart has announced that the company is dropping prices on its CD inventories. All top tier CDs will now cost $12, with the top 20 best sellers costing $10. Top catalog titles will now run you $12, with midline catalog titles costing $7, and budget releases at $5.

The commuter is the forgotten student, assimilated into the student body and disregarded by the administration. However, from my experience, the commuter students also should be held accountable. Some may say that the needs of commuters on this campus are being ignored, and sometimes I can't say I disagree.

Before Spring Break, there were 1,105 paper crosses hanging above the lower level of the Barone Campus Center. Strung and hung by members of Students for Life, each cross represents three abortions, which occur on a daily basis. According to Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion institution, there are approximately 3,315 abortions every day.

When I arrived at the airport early Saturday morning, I realized I was about to be on my own, on a Caribbean island full of drunken college students, at an all-inclusive resort. My friends and my family were all extremely concerned. The break got off to a rather smooth start.