In response to staggering student sentiment, Brandon Eickel announced his resignation that will become effective on Tuesday at the Student Government Association meeting. For the first time since the scandal erupted, the situation is being handled properly. More...
Glass Half Full: Lessons learned are off the wall
By Traci Cox, staff writer
As ridiculous as climbing rocks sounds, rock climbing is a knee-shaking, challenging and addictive adrenaline rush. For those of you who have had the opportunity to repress your dread of dangling from the end of a thin purple rope and surmount the 33 foot wall at UREC, you know how good it feels when you finally reach that teeny tiny top anchor that has been sustaining your entire body weight for several minutes. More...
Through the Looking Glass: Apple gadgets aren’t as great as they seem
By Sarah Delia, senior writer
Rule number one when owning an iPod, iPod Nano, or iPhone: do not get emotionally attached to it. No matter how convenient it may seem, fashionable those white ear buds look (although they never seem to fit properly in my ears), or how light and small they are, do not be misled. More...
Out of the Dark : Wanted: JMU antiwar activists
By Anna Young, opinion editor
I didn’t spend this weekend catching rays on the quad, or studying diligently in my room like many JMU students did. Instead, I took a trip to Washington, D.C., to join thousands of protesters in the third mass antiwar march I have attended. The tree-hugging hippie somewhere inside me agrees I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday. More...
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