While many of you reading may think this is a joke, I warn you it is not. I received some great news last week that brightened my day and most likely left you with a sour taste in your mouth. It did not concern my letter to the DMV about my ASSMAN vanity plates nor did I get any word on my pending citizenship status in the Congo.
More than two months ago, the cover of Time Magazine declared "the end of Cowboy Diplomacy." Citing the difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan and the low approval of the president at the time, Mike Allen and Romesh Ratnesar point to the Bush Administration's emphasis on diplomacy with North Korea as evidence that President Bush has abandoned a bold foreign policy in favor of multilateral finesse.
In late September, the University of Louisville was featured among 100 other colleges in a survey known as the Trojan Sexual Health Report. According to Trojan Condom company's Web site, "100 colleges or universities were selected to be included in the survey, with every state represented by at least one school.
It seems that the coach of a school with stringent academics has linked the Cards with a group of substandard football teams that use the acceptance of "non-qualifiers" to win big games against programs with "higher standards." North Carolina State's head coach Chuck Amato's comments were delivered after an embarrassing and reeling home loss to the mighty Zips of Akron.
It is certainly not easy to balance the roles of both parent and student. Finally, University of Louisville has taken the steps to help alleviate some of the stress of these two demanding jobs. U of Lís childcare service plan is now off the ground and could begin operation as early as 2008.
Guster's new album, "Ganging up on the Sun," shows the band definitely wants to grow musically and emotionally. Unfortunately, what they want to grow into eludes the listener playing the record, as I'm sure it eluded them while making it. Few albums are as "emo" as Guster's 2003 effort "Keep it Together," which is not necessarily a bad thing.
At the University of Louisville's Board of Trustees meeting in July, an attempt was made to pacify the needs of poverty-stricken women in Louisville. Project Women, an organization driven to disseminate hope amongst single mothers, has collaborated with U of L to provide single mothers with housing, and support them on their road to obtaining a baccalaureate degree.
The University of Louisville has many students of all ages. The non-traditional student, which is any student age 25 and older, is finding their way to college. Whether it is the first, second or 10th time, for some, the quest for knowledge never ceases.
This is definitely not the Underoath who released "They're Only Chasing Safety" in 2004. Gone are the melodic guitar riffs and catchy choruses. In their place are tight, technical guitar licks and angst-ridden, guttural screams. While it certainly will be classified as hardcore, the album seems to come off as the pretentious product of an emo band trying to gain credibility, especially when placed side by side with other, more established bands of the genre.
In order to prevent food-borne illness, the FDA, Food and Drug Administration, encourages students and faculty to wash fruits and veggies with clean water. The washing is done in an effort to remove toxic pesticides or other bacteria. Not taking these steps can lead to harmful and possibly fatal consequences.
