Features
2 February 2007
Volume 119, Issue 11
International
luncheon features student accounts
The first international luncheon of the spring semester will be held at noon in the Highlander Room on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Everyone is welcome to attend. A lunch will be served. However, if you plan on eating you must notify Leisa Kauffmann, assistant professor of modern foreign languages, approximately a week in advance. Otherwise, you may bring a lunch with you or simply stop by to listen.
International luncheons are sponsored by the Monmouth College modern foreign languages department. This first session will feature four female Monmouth College students who have returned from fall semesters abroad. Read More...
‘Human iPod’ coming to Monmouth
Have you ever had that one favorite song of yours constantly on your mind that you just cannot get out of your head? In some respects, musician-singer John Rush, who will be performing on campus next week, uses that same problem to his advantage. Read More...
The
tunes review of what’s new - The MC Music Man takes on: Ziggy Marley
In my opinion, one of the most underappreciated musicians of all time is the legendary founder of reggae music, Bob Marley. Marley created a new sound, introduced the world to Jamaican culture via his music and recorded many innovative albums along the way. Read More...
Calendar of Events
Friday, February 2
- 3 p.m. - Music Dept. Recital - Dahl Chapel
- 5:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball vs. Lawrence - Glennie Gym
- 7:30 p.m. - Men’s Basketball vs. Lawrence - Glennie Gym
Reality Check: Plain and simple, stop whining!
Raise your hand if you are sick of all of these pseudo-informational insider looks at the “shocking lies and secret” of reality TV that seem to enter into succession every few months when the networks run out of more in-depth scandalous topics to report upon. Let me tell ya, if I wasn’t busy typing away this article or... Read More...
Great Decisions tackles global warming
The extinction of birds, a terrible hurricane season, massive droughts in Australia and an epidemic of malaria – these may sound like elements of a science fiction movie, but they are some effects of global climate changes, and they are already beginning to take place. Read More...
Assault of the sequels, prequels and remakes
So, you’re sitting there in the movie theatre, anticipating the start of the hot new flick everyone’s been talking about while you chow down on popcorn you couldn’t resist mounting with gallons of hot, delicious butter. As you watch the seemingly endless series of previews for new... Read More...
Richard Phillips: tricks from a magic man
On Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room of Poling Hall, Richard Phillips enchanted Monmouth College students and faculty with his presentation entitled “Criminal Elements in the Magician’s Clientele.” Phillips’s lecture included information on sources containing magical spells, why these spells were attempted and who was most likely to use these spells. More specifically, these spells... Read More...
It’s Been a Hard Day’s Night: Beatlemania strikes again!
It’s that time of year again, where we must crunch numbers and search through all of our receipts from this past year in order to inform the government of our yearly spending habits.
It’s tax season. What if we could avoid this complicated process, though? Even better, what if doing so was free? Read More...
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