Features
23 September 2005
Volume 118, Number 2
Mount Monmouth
Scaling new heights in recreation
Mount Monmouth is not Mt. Everest, but it the closest thing to an adventurous mountain climb.
Mount Monmouth, the rock climbing wall, is located at the Trotter Fitness Complex of The Huff Athletic Center. This rock-climbing wall stands 30 feet and is a great place to experience the challenge and rush of a good climb.
Rock climbing has become a popular sport. Rock climbing walls have brought the sport of climbing to many places and people who might never see a mountain, let alone climb one. Quite often, rock climbing has become popular in many public schools as a part of regular physical education curriculum. There, young students experience horizontal and vertical climbing. Read More...
New group reaches for the heavens
As the saying goes, “there is no zealot like a convert,” and to say the least, the leaders of The Covenant Group are eager to get the club under way. At the end of last school year, the Monmouth Student Senate approved a new campus organization, The Covenant Group, a Christian faith-based organization. After reviewing the constitution and meeting with the executive board of the club, the Senate gave its approval and made the proposed new club a reality for Monmouth campus life. Read More...
Family Guy not for the family
A critique of animated shows for adults
What do “The Simpson’s,” “Family Guy,” and “South Park” all have in common? They are adult cartoons; yes, cartoons for adults! When we were growing up we watched “The Smurfs,” “Transformers,” “Scooby-Doo,” “Care Bears,” etc. Who ever thought there would be cartoons targeted to us as college students? Read More...
Let the ratings battle begin!
After a summer full of reruns and outlandish new reality shows, network television is back with a load of new hopeful sitcoms and dramas. Some of these shows may become the next hot item, but many of them will fall into obscurity and become cancelled within a number of episodes. With the advent of reality T.V., it is more difficult now than ever for sitcoms and dramas to find a permanent home on any particular network. Cable networks have also joined the ring of competition in recent years, with shows such as “Monk,” “The Shield,” “Nip/Tuck,” and “Gilmore Girls.” Read More...
Scotslife
Calendar
Friday, September 23
- Family Weekend Begins!
- 8 p.m. - Hypnotist Dan Sanders-Dahl
Saturday, September 24
- 1:30 p.m. - Scots Football vs. Beloit
- 8 p.m. - Mind Reader Robert Channing-Dahl
