Tuning out campus noise
My headphones are ludicrously oversized. They make me look very, very silly. I love them. As of yet, I find my headphones to be the …
New film festival comes to ETSU, Johnson City area
With the inauguration next week of the Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (SOAPIFF) at ETSU and in downtown Johnson City, the concept of the “independent” …
If you build it, they won’t stop coming
Since before the founding of this country, people have been immigrating here, both legally and illegally. Yet recently, immigration has become criminalized.It is too easy …
Wiir revolutionizes console world
(U-Wire) AMERHERST, Mass – Get ready to share the next generation gaming love Xbox 360 fans, because the Nintendo Wii is coming to rock the …
Finding God, drunk in the rain
There are few things as unfashionable these days as believing in something, namely in a higher power. So, around two years ago (give or take …
Graduation Celebration prepares students for
It is near the end of the fall semester, and graduation for many students is lurking just around the corner. Instead of waking up, getting …
Homecoming spirit has left the building since football exited ETSU
Hey guess what? Not everyone is stuck in high school and I for one don’t give half a ‘frak’ about who gets elected Homecoming king …
Fraternity fight led to boycott
Some ETSU fraternities decided to withdraw from Homecoming events after a fight between two groups last month.The two fraternities invol-ved, Sigma Chi and Sigma Phi …
Dum Dumsr don’t buy votes
“Would you like some candy?” they ask me on the way to class. “OF COURSE I WANT CANDY!” the empty growl of my stomach desperately …
Life in the fastlane
Everyone knows that education is all about the three R’s: Reading, `Riting, and `Rithmetic. But at ETSU there’s a new ‘R’: Racing. Starting this semester, …