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?Bridget Jones?s Diary? is 90 minutes of cuteness
The best thing about this movie is author Salman Rushdie.British publishing flack Bridget Jones, played by Rene Zellweger, has to give a speech at an important promotion for a new, pretentious book, marketed as ?the greatest novel of our time.? Right after introducing the book as such, Bridget realizes that the room is full of […]
Tales from the pit: the sequel
Aaron Livingston is a ficticious character that represents the views of sophomores Gregg Chesney, Joseph Berlino and David Vigneaux.I don?t miss home very often, but when I do it?s usually because I?m sick. There?s just something comforting about being able to yell across your house and have your mother fetch whatever it is you need. […]
Studying abroad is worthwhile
Throughout my freshman and sophomore years, I had many thoughts of spending a semester abroad in Italy, the country from which my relatives emigrated around the turn of the 20th century.I reasoned it would give me the opportunity to develop a better understanding of my family?s past while eating incredibly well. Soon I received the […]
?Dundee? sequel not satisfying
It?s opening night for another Hollywood blockbuster movie, and anyone who is anyone is there. All the major players from the local grade schools are out and dressed to the nines, and so are their parents. Tickets to opening night for a film like this are hard to score. We all wait with baited breath […]
What sex is really about
A chance encounter with the hot guy down the hall leads to a night of passionate sex. An innocent game of spin the bottle leads to a make-out session with your best friend ? and you're the same sex. Your boyfriend invites you to take part in a threesome, and you willingly oblige. This is […]
Ask Us: Why do some parties have to end at 2 a.m.?
The music is pumping and you are dancing the night away. By this time, everyone is really starting to get into their groove and just then, the music stops. This is exactly what happened at the Big Gay Party last Friday night at the Delta Upsilon Drama House. Did this party have to end at […]
Horoscope
Taurus (April 20?May 20) ? Although it may have initially seemed otherwise, luck has been on your side lately. Take time to appreciate all the good fortune that is coming your way. Gemini (May 21?June 21) ? You are a gentle soul, and all of the recent drama in your life is wearing on your […]
Get me a job
Sometimes I wish I were a computer science major. Granted, I probably wouldn?t have any friends, due to the extensive time I would spend in the lab, and I would probably have carpal tunnel syndrome by the ripe old age of 23. But then again, my potential employer would also fly me all over the […]
All the way to Cleveland for some big, heavy, fresh burritos
?Beth hungry. Want burrito.? Those are the only intelligible words to cross my lips any more. Ever since Sunday, when Ryan Burke, Cara Leahy and I drove to Cleveland in seach of a burrito, it?s all I can think about. ?What?? you say. ?You drove all the way to Cleveland just for one burrito?? Let […]
Emily Ruthig
Yesterday, a friend of mine warned me not to look at the maps in the tunnel system because everyone would know that I was a freshman. Yesterday, I ran with the team to GVP and realized that was where I used to run in high school. Yesterday, I met Lea and others at orientation and […]