Archive for the ‘Ownership’ Category

By Ally Cunningham Having just watched the violent exhibition that is Passion of the Christ, I didn’t think things could get any worse. That is, until, I saw Lars von Trier’s Antichrist; the antithesis of all things holy, as the title suggests. If you are a member of Satan’s church, Antichrist is the film for [...]

      IC is still difficult for people with physical disabilities By Cassandra Leveille If Ryan Ritchey wants to use the library, he has to plan ahead. The sophomore English major often has to take a circuitous route because he uses crutches and cannot easily use stairs. To access the first floor of the [...]

By Chris Giblin A local bulldog sniffed a fire hydrant he believed to be rightfully his but sensed strange odors emanating from the area. The dog proceeded to growl angrily and pace back and forth near the hydrant for the remainder of the afternoon and night yesterday. The dog, Rusty, has laid an unofficial claim [...]

By Jocelyn Codner Brooklyn-based MiniBoone headed into the studio last year and, in two days, produced an EP of six tracks called Big Changes. For their first studio recording as a group, the guys chose a chunk of their favorite tunes to include. Nothing compares to the random and wild energy MiniBoone brings to the [...]

Oil and imperialism in the modern world By Chris Zivalich Political theorists and outraged citizens of all countries continue to grapple with the term “neo-imperialism.” What does it mean? How exactly do modern economic constructs and international relationships constitute a “new” form of imperialistic operations? In reality, the word’s actual meanings and applications are as [...]

The appeal and personal importance of collecting By Carly Sitzer Walking into my room, the first thing most people notice is my dresser. While my mom might notice the drawers that aren’t fully shut, what attracts most people is what’s on top. More than a hundred miniatures of places around the world are presented in [...]

By Chris Zivalich Let’s face it: You go to dance clubs to get laid. Okay, okay. I’ll reconsider such a direct assumption. Maybe you yourself go for different reasons—reasons you quantify at a “higher” value of morality.  After all, a night at the club usually promises hours on end of digitized pop music, hundreds of [...]

What happens to the guide dogs that don’t make the cut? By Marc Phillips They’re loud and make a mess. They keep you up at night. They chew or eat inappropriate things. No, I’m not talking about unruly infants and toddlers, but puppies.  Just like raising a child, training a puppy can be a very [...]

By Bryan Cipolla Minneapolis MCs Dessa and P.O.S. have been injecting the music scene with their own brand of innovative hip-hop for the past several years. Dessa’s newly released album A Badly Broken Code, has been eagerly awaited by fans, capturing her dynamic sound as a rapper, singer and poet. P.O.S.’s latest release Never Better [...]

How sex trafficking turns young victims into criminals By Lillie Fleshler When most people hear the word “sex slave,” they envision a person in a far away country like Thailand, Indonesia or Colombia. Never do they think of our own country. They also probably envision a young woman, maybe in her late teens or early [...]