by Andrea Abi-Karam | January 25, 2010
(No Ratings Yet)Amber Vittoria is a graphic design major in the College of Fine Arts (CFA’12) and owner of the company Pyrotechnic Display at Celebrations (P.D.A.C). Her company offers unique t-shirts that are the product of the creative process. How did you get started? Over the summer (2009) I started producing and the website just went up. I started [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | January 25, 2010
(+1)The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released 2008’s year-end shipment statistics on music sales in the United States. Numbers show that digital sales have increased, CD sales have decreased, and vinyl sales have not only increased, but doubled. While many record stores across the nation have met their demise, music lovers can hope [...](read more...)
by Sarah Cox | January 25, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)Over this all-too-short holiday break, I reached a milestone in my current relationship: meeting the parents. This meeting was not only dinner; it was the whole nine yards of the awkward family intro experience and included travel time, a weekend stay, and meeting the WHOLE family all at one time. For many of us this situation [...](read more...)
by Lauren Wiegand | January 25, 2010 (+3)After weeks of negotiations, feuds, rallies, and bad decisions on NBC CEO Jeff Zucker’s part, Conan O’Brien’s departure from NBC and “The Tonight Show” has been finalized. O’Brien is being given $45 million in severance, a good portion of which he is handing over to his staff (approximately $13 million). For those who have sided with [...](read more...)
by Lindsey Frick | January 25, 2010 (+2)In a controversial move on Tuesday, January 12, Google threatened to pull its services out of China, citing a cyber attack aimed at the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. Then, in an announcement just eight days later, malware computer specialist Joseph Stewart of SecureWorks, an Atlanta based computer security firm, found obvious patterns in [...](read more...)
by Lauren Hockenson | January 25, 2010 (0)As a journalism major, I had a total of four options to choose from when considering a COM education abroad: Los Angeles Washington, DC London, England Sydney, Australia Now, I decided to employ some Sherlock-style logic to weigh my options. I wanted to get the heck out of the good ol’ USA, so LA and DC were punted from the [...](read more...)
by Nicole D'Alessandro | January 25, 2010 (+1)Welcome back to school, everybody. It’s cold and wet outside, and you’re probably hankering for a warm, stick-to-your-guts, filling dinner. Well, look no further. For last night’s dinner, I had a couple of New York Strip steaks. Many people are intimidated by cooking a steak. Steaks tend to be a little pricey and, if you don’t [...](read more...)
by The Quad | January 25, 2010 (+1)By Becca Tarvin and Caitlin Clancy Despite mankind’s significant achievements in the field, there is little recognition for the fascinating discoveries made in animal reproduction. Humans are not the only creatures that engage in creative and bizarre sexual acts. In fact, even animal species considered “common” partake in some extraordinary sexual behavior, or are endowed [...](read more...)
