The Verdict

Yes…

to frolicking in various oceans during Spring Break.

No…

to being so worn out by Spring Break that you can no longer function.

Faculty Quote

“Ladies, if some guy ever tells you that God told him something that you have to do, tell him to get on a ship!”

- Prof. Pat Ralston, CHOW I, on Virgil’s Aeneid

The Verdict 2/26/09

Yes… to the Lady Scots breaking in their new field with a sweet sweep of Stillman. What’s that, little bird? They play today?!?

No… to afternoon doubleheaders in the middle of the week. Kapic, or softball…Kapic, or softball…

Concert Recap: Slipknot is “too real”

I felt extremely out of place last Tuesday when I saw Coheed & Cambria open for metal/hardcore band Slipknot at Gwinnett Arena in Atlanta. I wore a white undershirt and a navy hoodie. Everyone else was wearing black and looked angry.
I actually like Coheed & Cambria a lot compared to other bands in their genre, [...]

Album Review: Stars don’t align for launch of N.A.S.A.’s Apollo

N.A.S.A. has more Facebook friends than you, and they’re all famous. That’s the sum of their debut album, The Spirit of Apollo, which features 40 guest performances from artists who have no business appearing together.
Haters can critique founding producers Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon all they like, but the fact remains that the duo [...]

Poetry Review: Frederick Buechner drops a few more Leaves

Frederick Buechner reflects on the past inThe Yellow Leaves.

Frederick Buechner is a very old man who has now written more great books than I’ve had years of life. Having spent much of his life as a Presbyterian minister, his novels, memoirs and sermons deal primarily with the struggle to keep faith alive in the twentieth [...]

Putting on a show

Mountain Air, Student Development’s latest contribution to the crowded student events calendar, both excites and disappoints me.
The thought of seeing my friends dance and lip-sync to songs that I know brings a smile to my face. Mountain Air is a great idea because it opens up the door to people with something other than musical [...]