The Muhlenberg Weekly

Campus Safety Notes

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Apr. 15 - Suspicious Person - A student reported that there was a suspicious person with a bandanna covering his face in the lower level of Seeger's Union. The individual ended up being a student here at the College.

Apr. 15 - Residential Policy - Two brown animals called Degu's were found in Building #3 in The Village at 2225 Turner Street.

The last lecture for the class of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As graduation approaches, members of the Class of 2008 are celebrating and lamenting all kinds of lasts - the last class, the last exam, and the last meal in the Garden Room. This year's senior class will also be the FIRST class to hear a LAST LECTURE delivered to them as a group at the Senior Celebration during Senior Week.

Bottled water campaign: "just tap it"

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This semester, Dr. Lora Taub, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Media and Communication, and her Environmental Communication class are participating in a campaign to ban the sale of bottled water at the College.

They believe that the reason bottled water is so popular is simply because corporations have used advertising to convince the public that bottled water is safer and tastes better than tap water.

Blackfire band advocates for cultural justice

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Navajo punk-rock band, Blackfire, came to campus last Wed., Apr. 16. The three band members started their day early here at the College by attending an Environmental Communication class, taught by Dr. Taub, Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Media and Communication Department, to speak about their ongoing struggle for cultural survival.

Voting made difficult

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

So I went to vote in the democratic primary today, to do my diplomatic duty as an involved and concerned citizen, and I was delighted to discover that the voting booths are now digital. This was my first time voting in Pennsylvania. In my home state of Connecticut, voting is performed in a manual booth.

Caporoso defines failure

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Dear Editor,

Every once in a while I have the pleasure of opening up a Muhlenberg Weekly and reading a Joe Caporoso liberal rant. No matter how tired I am I always feel that rush of heated anxiety at ideas so backwards and in need of response that I wake right up.

Struck dumb by the sun

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

April is finally here. Go outside, tan, burn, sleep. But don't forget, you are still miles away from the finish line. We are thinking to ourselves, "Yes! Only a couple of weeks left!" Then the onslaught of work hits our brains, and we panic, "No! Only a couple of weeks left!"

Remember when summer vacation was, well, a vacation? Not so anymore.

Water, water, everywhere- especially landfills

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Enjoy a bottle of pure enriched oxygen-available in Mountain Mint, Tropical Breeze, Citrus Blast, Polar Rush and a host of other flavors.

This marketing scheme sounds absurd, right? Who would purchase a natural commodity that is already available in abundance, and made pure and safe due to our hard earned tax dollars? The answer is just about every convenience-obsessed individual with a disposable income, and unfortunately you and I probably fit into this category.

Summertime, and the Living is Easy

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I had the beautiful experience of pulling an all nighter last night and I think it goes without saying that it was hardly an enjoyable experience. In fact, last night was even less enjoyable than usual. In the spirit of passover, one may ask, why was last night different from all other nights in the past? Well, frankly, because it was worse.

88 minutes too long

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

88 Minutes rivals 10,000 B.C. and The Heartbreak Kid as being the worst movie I've reviewed for The Weekly�and it comes away with the trophy. It's no surprise that it has been lingering on Columbia's shelves for more than a year (it came out on DVD in Germany early in 2007).

Duck, duck, sex...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

People have been having sex forever. This is a fact. It's been done fast, it's been done slow, it's been done sideways, backwards, upside down. By now we're sure you've noticed that we like to categorize anything that has to do with sex. So here's three more for you:

Making love, having sex, and fu--let's call it ducking.

Ashlee Simpson: Much more bitter than sweet

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Dear Ashlee,

The only question worth asking you is: Why? Why would you create such an atrocious album? Why would you let down all the fans who have stuck by you through everything? They stood at your side when you made a complete fool out of yourself on national television during your infamous Saturday Night Live lip-synching incident.

Gossip Guru: All the news from Hollywood

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Eli Manning got married to long-time girlfriend, Aly MacGrew, in Mexico this past weekend.

Kanye West and his fiancé, Alexis Phifer, broke off their year and a half engagement. Phifer released a statement saying, "It's always sad when things like this end, and we remain friends.

Mules Baseball splits four

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Muhlenberg Baseball Team split four games over the past week. Both victories featured extremely strong pitching performances as the Mules shut out both opponents. Sophomore pitcher Phil Cresta improved his shutout streak to 20 1/3 innings and was rewarded by being named Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week.

Women's Lacrosse makes history

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Women's Lacrosse seems to have no trouble breaking records this season. In their game against York on Thurs., Apr. 17, the ladies won their 11th game of the season, breaking the previous school record. However, the game was not only about team records; individual records were reset as well.

Men's Lacrosse receives national attention

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With two wins this week, the Mules Men's Lacrosse Team improved their record to 8-4. But, more importantly, Muhlenberg received votes in the national lacrosse poll. The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll released on Apr. 21 contained Muhlenberg in the "others receiving votes" category.

Muhlenberg Track and Field gears up for the Centennial Conference Championships

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On Sat., Apr. 19, the Muhlenberg Track and Field Teams came storming into the Greyhound Invitational, hosted by Moravian. In the non- scoring meet, the Mules came out strong, breaking even more records than they already have. The spotlight was on junior David Chorney, though, as he set a new school record in his first-ever steeplechase.

Women's Tennis clinches playoff birth, Men falter

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This past week the Muhlenberg Tennis program saw the rise of one of the teams and the fall of the other. The Men's Team lost both matches while the Women's Team won both and in the process, clinched a playoff birth.

On Wed., Apr. 16, the Mules hosted Franklin & Marshall, needing a win to clinch a playoff birth.