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Senior Jordan Brown felt goosebumps creep up and down his skin underneath his khaki pants and green polo shirt. He stepped onto a concrete foundation littered with dirt and walked into a bare, tin-roofed classroom lit only by the sunlight pouring through the door and window-shaped holes in the tarnished concrete walls. From behind the pew-shaped desks of the Obo Methodist Junior Secondary School, 15 bald children of the small African mountain town in Ghana rose to their sandaled feet.
Campus literary magazines have traditionally provided students an opportunity to showcase their literary and poetic talent. Since 1975, Caesura, the official literary magazine of the English department, has worked to provide that. This year, an emerging student-run literary magazine, The Main Street Journal, aims to further acknowledge the university's literary talent, and even include submissions from the greater region of Delaware, according to junior Dave Brown, the group's founder.
WVUD celebrated its 40th anniversary Saturday night in the Bacchus Theater, with a concert featuring performances by Newark institution the Sin City Band, the Celtic folk-inspired Mythica and local favorite Three Legged Fox. As with any good birthday party, there was also cake.
Approaching the front of the classroom full of students, colleagues and friends in Memorial Hall, professor Patrick White shows off his "new set of wheels." Dressed for the occasion in a suit, White announces to the audience that his new motorized wheelchair was a gift, given by a fellow coworker at the university.
On Nov. 22, football fans will pile into Tubby Raymond Stadium in yellow shirts, providing a yellow-out effect for the game against Villanova University. That day will have a direct connection with last week's presidential election.
If anyone were to wonder what fashionista Carrie Bradshaw's dream clothing collection is, a room on the second floor of Alison Hall could certainly provide a close answer.
The human mouth and vocal chords are capable of making some of the most intricate sounds, as evidenced by artists who use a beatbox technique. Beatboxers use their mouths to make complicated noises and mimic sounds usually made by instruments or synthesizers, which usually come out with a complex beat that is easily manipulated.
In Season 20, MTV and its viewers chose Greg Halstead. This time around, John Lose and Katie Dipuppo hope it's their turn to "stop being polite and start getting real." Lose and Dipuppo are competing with thousands of others to become the one person Internet users vote onto Season 22 of "The Real World."
Movies have the great cinematic power of drawing large crowds consistently. Actors are largely responsible for the captivation of the audiences. Big names such as Heath Ledger, Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac were such actors; however, after their passings, they attract audiences for different reasons.
Since the Judd Apatow movement, audiences are experiencing a new age of comedy. It's not easy matching up to such clever films. Fortunately, "Role Models" has no trouble being Apatow-funny, despite no affiliation with the acclaimed producer. Coming from a little-known director, David Wain, and six writers, the movie's biggest strength is its one-liners.
In a world where second chance opportunities are merely a pipe dream, "Soul Men" shows that second chance goals can be achieved.
There are some things T-Pain does with exceptional talent. He seems to be an instant catalyst for songs on the Billboard Top 100 and he sings a catchy hook better than anyone since Nate Dogg. Whether he's shouting about "boots with the fur" or hanging "over the wall of the V.I.P.," T-Pain is always the one moving hips and lips to the beat.
Taylor Swift's sophomore album Fearless serves as proof that the country teen princess is no one-hit wonder. Her mix of teen lust stories and wide-eyed, innocent ballads makes the perfect recipe for success, appealing to any sensitive 15-year-old girl or college girl who just wishes she was 15 again.
With cleaner production and some hijacked classic-rock riffs, The Bronx (III) has the band on the wrong side of Los Angeles in the '80s, sounding more like Mötley Crüe than anything Black Flag ever released. Perhaps the portrayal of hardcore stalwarts in the upcoming film "What We Do Is Secret" might have rubbed off a little, but after all, it was just a movie.
It's November and with that comes pumpkin pie, changing leaves, cute scarves and lastly, broken hearts. As pessimistic as that sounds, I'm afraid I speak the truth for many freshmen.
I remember in November of last year when I came across the 140th anniversary issue of Harper's Bazaar. It was immensely impressive to see a remarkable fashion magazine come such a long way in almost a century and a half.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix has played a variety of roles, ranging from historic figures like a power-hungry son of an emperor and Johnny Cash to ordinary people, such as a professor dealing with the loss of his son and a firefighter.