Tuesday, I talked with a Plymouth State student who has been stationed in Iraq since late February of 2004, and is expecting to be there until March of 2005 at the earliest. This is the first time he has been home since he left in February. He returned to Iraq […]
Month: November 2004
Panther Football Loses Final Home Game 26-0
PLYMOUTH — The Panther football dropped their last home game of the season 26-0 to Buffalo State College’s Bengals. After winning their first game in three years last weekend, the Panthers played poorly this past weekend, and seemed to be just over matched and outplayed by the visiting Bengals. The […]
John Rush, Encyclopedia of All Things Musical
Right when you think you’ve placed him, he shoots in the least likely direction. A chameleon of pop culture, John Rush draws on a categorical knowledge of music from the past forty years and speckles it with his own tight flare to provide a truly unique concert experience.Rush is constantly […]
Re: The Right Track
Dear Editors, I am commenting on Dustin Siggins column, the Right Track, that appeared in issue 10/29/04. In this clearly biased column Mr. Siggins tries to convince us to vote for Bush. Oh sorry, he doesn’t try to convince us, he forces his opinion down upon us. Now I don’t […]
Howard Dean Talks about Democracy
PLYMOUTH-More than 200 people crowded into the HUB courtroom on Monday for a “get out the vote” rally sponsored by Plymouth Area Democrats and the PSU environmental and social awareness club, Common Ground. The featured speaker was former Vermont governor Dr. Howard Dean. Dr. Dean, a former Democratic presidential candidate, […]
Flu Vaccination Shortage
As this year’s flu season begins, a vaccine shortage has left the nation with about 60,000 doses of the flu vaccination, instead of the usual 100,000. Many experts say that this shortage will result in a sharp increase in the rate of deaths caused by the flu, but the experts […]
State Elections: The Results Are In
PLYMOUTH-Voters from the Plymouth community headed to the polls on Tuesday November 2, to vote for national and state elections. This year’s presidential elections have attracted much attention on campus because of the Bush vs. Kerry rivalry. Due to the fact that many students did not use absentee ballots, but […]
Cider, Donuts, and Social Unrest
Tuesday, October 26- Carlos Humberto Muralles gave a stirring presentation in opposition to the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in the Frost Commons. Muralles, speaking through translator Andy Davis, greeted the room warmly, and opened by stating that he spoke on behalf of small, rural communities in Guatemala. […]
Life as a Circus Namesake
The Half Brother, a novel by one of Norway’s premier writers, Lars Saabye Christensen, is at first glance the kind of novel we only expect from contemporary American writers. Originally printed in Oslo in 2001, The Half Brother, translated from the Norwegian to English by Kenneth Steven, is the first […]
The Pumpkins! The Pumpkins!
PLYMOUTH-After waiting for four long weeks, the pumpkins on top of Rounds finally made their appearance on Friday, October 28, just in time for Halloween weekend, keeping with a tradition that has spanned about fifty years. Many students were skeptical that the pumpkins would be place high on the spires […]