By KATHLEEN QUANDT Staff Intern With a busy college schedule it’s easy to grab a burger and fries after a long night of studying. But, your health is something to keep in mind during these hectic times. As a college student there are several behaviors you can adopt, to help you stay on the ball [...]
By MACKENZIE ROGER Staff Reporter Appearances are almost always deceiving. Most of us judge people based off their hair, shoes, and clothing. However, the world relearned last week that a person’s looks like don’t determine who they are. Enter Susan Boyle, a 47 year-old contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, the predecessor to America’s similarly-named show, [...]
By AMANDA MEADE Scene/Mix Editor This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival. There has been a whole lot of Internet talk about a 2009 Woodstock in production, although a quick Google search only gets you some forums and fan blogs, mostly with “Bands I’d choose to be at Woodstock ’09.” [...]
By MALLORY LAPANOWSKI Asst. ads manager When usually event parking itself is budgeted, just a smile and a wave by an attendee in your direction and no scrambling for a wad of dough that could pay for a good chunk of gas, was the first sigh of relief upon arriving at the Palace for Jay [...]
By DONNA LANGE-TUCKER Copy editor Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days in our lives. Our Motor City lives, anyway. The clock is ticking and Obama’s imposed deadlines for the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler are only weeks away. As of March 29, GM had 60 days to further slash its costs [...]
By WIBKE RICHTER Web Intern Before the winter semester comes to an end, students should start planning ahead for summer and fall because popular classes will fill up fast. The web site RateMyProfessors.com is one of the tools students can use to decide which courses they will register for and which professor will teach them [...]
By AMANDA MEADE Scene/Mix Editor On April 7, The Detroit News published the editorial “Raising taxes to pay for college unfair; schools need more affordable tuition.” The editorial is about two Democratic state lawmakers who want to raise Michigan’s income tax by over a percent to assist in funding tuition at state universities, community colleges [...]
By DAN GLIOT Special Guest Blogger To fans of baseball and Oakland University alike, It was a rough weekend for the Golden Grizzlies as we dropped three out of four games to Western Illinois. This now puts us at 8-16 on the year and we start Summit League play at 1-3. Every game this weekend [...]
By TIM RATH Web Editor What are your plans for this summer? Will you be slingin’ hash at your latest summer job, going back home to get reacquainted with your parents’ curfew policy, or trying to figure out how many peanuts you can stuff in your mouth during one-half inning of a Detroit Tigers game? [...]
By KATHLEEN QUANDT Staff intern You’re on your way to class and you only have a couple minutes to spare, but you haven’t had a bite to eat. There are many convenient options for you to choose, from fast food to the coffee shop. But, what do you do when you want something healthy? Let’s [...]
