ìNo More Heroes 2″ will have some odd expectations to fill, both good and bad, now that it is finally on the shelves. It should suffice to say that its predecessor in the series got mixed reviews. The original No More Heroes was praised by …
February 2010
Baseball bookìOdd Man Out” pulls readers
When I first got ìOdd Man Out,” I thought it would just be another sports novel.† Some sap story about a down on their luck athlete who is given a lucky break and ends up leading their team to the title.† He gets the girl, …
Our View on Lowry and C-Store
While the expanded hours of Momís since 2008 had been a welcome addition to students who were still hungry well past midnight, there were adverse effects as well. Too many students came in drunk, disorderly and disrespectful on Friday and Saturday nights, and customers often …
Judicial board deserves more credit
After three years as a member of the Voice staff, I value honesty in reporting. And as a hearing board member for the Collegeís Judicial Board, I value admitting to oneís mistakes. Alexander Lansís article in the Jan. 29 edition entitled ìJudicial Board Needs Reevaluation” …
Tragedy brings insight
One new text message: ìHeyyy. I’ve been occupied for a while. My brother died today completely unexpectedly. He killed himself. Iím home for a couple of days. Iíd like to talk l8r.” I had to read the text message a few times before I could …
The true economics of smoking
I have reason to believe that society as a whole detests smokers based on fallacious economic reasoning. In the words of a friend: ìI donít want my tax money to be allocated towards cleaning the lungs of some obese smoker.” This is the typical standpoint …