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Archive for November, 2009

The Creepy (But Quite Good) Student Play “How I Learned To Drive”

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by James Melville

Set in the 1960s, the play follows Li’l Bit, an intelligent girl from rural Maryland with aspirations of college and going on to do greater things. Her family, comprised of her sexist grandfather, slightly bitter grandmother, young and uncertain mother, recovering-alcoholic Uncle Peck, and willfully oblivious Aunt Mary, often does little to encourage her aspirations. [...]

Top of the Hill – The Mountain Goats’ Life of the World to Come

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Tyler Ross

The Mountain Goats’ Life of the World to Come is a hard album to review: sparse and quiet, there really isn’t much happening. There are no thumping beat machines, overdriven lead guitars, or even any intricate parts. But just like any other folk music, that’s where the beauty lies; in the stripped-down nature of someone [...]

Redefining the “F” Word: Feminism

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Emily Gowdey-Backus

What do Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe, Zora Neale Hurston, and Gertrude Stein all have in common? They are pseudonyms for the Guerilla Girls, a group of anonymous artists who fight social injustices.
Works produced by the Guerilla Girls range in theme and subject from gender based discrimination in the art world, to civil rights, to the [...]

Bill Owens Promises Change For Upstate NY

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Alexandra Ronning

New York’s typically Republican congressional district recently elected a new representative, Democrat Bill Owens, who defeated his conservative opponent with 49 percent of the vote on November 3, 2009 in a special election.
Owens was sworn into office on November 6, 2009 by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The following day, Congressman Owens voted in favor [...]

Healthcare Bill Passes in House

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Colin French

On Saturday, the House of Representatives finally passed a healthcare reform bill, getting by with a slim 220-215 margin. While this is the first healthcare bill to successfully pass under the Obama administration, the reasons are not what you might think. The real story of this bill is the Stupak Amendment, a section added as [...]

Concerns Over Class Availability for Next Semester

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Haley Bourke

With updated courses and current enrollment on APR, questions are circulating regarding the amount and diversity of various courses offered for the spring 2010 semester. Each department has individually planned their curriculum, taking into account class sizes, major requirements, and student needs, yet many are still concerned about filling their requirements and creating an ideal [...]

The Moustaches Will Ride Again

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Jenny Kaagan

The Outing Club has brought to our attention that there is a major problem in America and beyond: mustaches are on their way to extinction.
“Of late, conservationists have been too concerned with keeping dolphins out of nets and clubs away from baby seals,” they write in their plea to the campus community. They urge us [...]

$1.25 Million Grant to Rejuvenate Business in Downtown Canton

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Alex Showerman

Imagine being a student 30 years ago, when the Gray Lanes was the center of a vibrant social scene in the Canton Main Street area. That scene is different today; few students frequent downtown businesses other than the Tick Tock and Sergi’s.
That may change soon. A local developer plans to restore the historic Gray Lanes [...]

A Sustainable Community

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Matthew Saulter

Remember when sharing used to be a common neighborly activity? A cup of sugar or maybe a power drill didn’t seem so odd to lend to those that lived around you. In this day and age, it seems as though we are putting up more and more fences and letting fewer and fewer people into [...]

Mustache Ride ‘09

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 by Carter Kegelman