2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
The Annual Security Report that contains an update on the criminal happenings in 2007 on campus is finally out. Along with the list of occurrences, the report explains each crime and states its locations, defined as campus, non-campus building or property and public property.
About 193,000 "mission critical" federal jobs will need to be filled by September 2009. Now is the time to start researching and applying for these jobs, according to George Buck, executive director of Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board. In his presentation, "Call to Serve," delivered to students on Oct.
Price Auditorium hosted musical artist Tyrone Wells on Oct. 2 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. with opening act Brendan James. One of the crowdpleasers in James' set was a song titled "Green," about a girl he met while working at Urban Outfitter. "She was so inspiring," James said of the girl, who had overcome many hardships in her life.
This Saurday, Oct. 4, the cross country team traveled to Slippery Rock University for the Pre-Nationals meet. Both the men's and women's teams had successes, finishing in the top 10 in their respective races. "I think our teams did tremendous this weekend.
I have grown up with the fact that I will never be supermodel skinny. This has altered my life as it has many others. Being "fat" is never a way to live your life, but people make it that way. People taunt and tease and it is a never- ending painful game.
"Eagle Eye," starring the ever-so-popular Shia LaBeouf as Jerry Shaw, and Michelle Monaghan as Rachel Holloman, is a familiar case of technology gone bad. (Other notable actors include Michael Chiklis, Rosario Dawson, and Billy Bob Thornton.) On a rainy Saturday night, I ventured to The Roxy Theatre, in which I was surprised to find a lot of empty seats.
For hours the cross country and track and field teams walked around the track at Hubert Jack Stadium, on Sept. 28, all for the same goal of helping Brian Keefer. Every year the cross country and track and field teams host a Run-A-Thon to support the Clinton County chapter of the Second Mile program.
The suit is said to make the man, if this was true then a poor man, who does not have enough money for a suit, is not truly a man and can never be a man unless, of course, he catches a lucky break and somehow comes into a large sum of money. Seeing how it is pretty much impossible that every single person can be financially comfortable, can we seriously say that people that are not "fat in the wallet" are not as good as those with money or that they are not people at all? Money is how a lot of people measure success, whether this is right or wrong, that's just how our society is.
Freshman taking introduction to computers will see a new face this year. Dr. Mark Jones, assistant professor of computer sciences joins the rank and file. Jones will be teaching four sections of COMP150 and a class of contemporary issues in computing this semester.
Halloween is fast approaching, and many students are probably wondering, what should we do for Halloween? Let's face it - dressing up for Halloween isn't just for little kids. It's fun for college students, too. However, a college student's budget usually does not allow for an expensive costume.
The football team fell 49-14 this weekend at the hands of new divisional opponent, Mercyhurst. The Lock Haven offense did show some poise at some points during the game but the defense failed to make the big play en route to giving up over 300 yards rushing and a loss which puts the Haven at 0-6 on the year and last in the PSAC West.
The common consensus of pundits - conservative and liberal - is that the vice presidential debate Thursday was a tie. In light of the John McCain campaign's rapid loss of momentum, a tie means a loss. The common logic says the Republican ticket needed a game-changing debate and didn't get one.