As of today, there have been nineteen days in April. And thus far we have received at least fifteen all-student emails about one thing or another. We’ve received emails about phone bills, server problems, name changes, a cluster being moved and more. Last year, when a student organization requested the […]
Month: April 2002
Viewpoints – The stinky litterbox: PSC’s Peculiar Priorities
Recently President Wharton sent a letter to all students via e-mail explaining the virtues of changing the name of PSC to include University. While I would like to support such a name change, I think that spending the time and money to do so avoids fixing the real problems with […]
Common Sense – Dose of Reality: Wishful Thinking Cannot Substitute
For days the media and liberals hounded President Bush on not being involved enough in the Middle East conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. Now after sending Secretary of State Colon Powell to the region they are criticizing Bush on putting his and America’s influence and image on the line. […]
Stop the Man-Hating!
If you were outside in the absolutely wonderful summerlike weather on Wednesday, you would have seen the same picture I did: a veritable forest of cotton tees, propped up by rusting steel fenceposts, taking up the entire view of the Alumni Green for much of the afternoon. Each shirt displaying […]
Human Nature – Perchance to Dream
Dream: to indulge in daydreams or fantasies. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 1974) Everyone has dreams. I say “dreams” plural, because I honestly believe everyone has more than one. I have many but I’ve reached a point where I no longer care to fantasize about them, but to make them a reality. For […]
Tough Loss For Men’s Lacrosse
On Saturday, April 13, 2002 the Plymouth State men’s lacrosse team lost 18-4 to New England’s fifth ranked team, the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University. Eastern Conneticut’s win marks their twenty-eighth straight home match at Thomas Nevers Field, keeping them atop the Little East Conference. The win puts the […]
Matt “Sniper” Ellinger: Graphically Re-designing Graphic Design
Matt Ellinger, known to most of the Plymouth State community as Sniper, is an exceptional Graphic Design major who just completed his senior BFA Thesis project. Those interested in seeing more of his work, and that of other talented artists, should attend the Senior BFA Exhibition gallery opening on April […]
Wilkommen, Bienvenue…
In a celebration of music and cabaret, CabaretFest is coming to the Newfound Lake area on April 26, 27, and 28. CabaretFest is the nation’s only mobile cabaret festival. Created by John O’Neil, CabaretFest has previously traveled to such communities as Provincetown and Newburyport, Mass. The weekend promises to be […]
James McRandle Speaks On “The Culture Of War”
Smith Recital Hall was once again host to the Sidore Lecture series Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. This year the series is dedicated to the topic of War and Peace, which seems fitting due to the current crisis faced by many throughout the world. That evening, a small group […]
Noticing the Rarity of Common Courtesy
A few weeks ago, when I made a request to a couple of relatively young teenagers dressed in oversized black, baggy clothing and liberally decorated with a variety of facial ornamentation, replete with adolescent grimaces, I was struck.Being struck, while being vaguely outrageous, may not be an entirely unexpected outcome […]