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Adam Call Roberts on October 3, 2009 at 4:28 am • 2 Comments •
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I don’t write nice things about ASG very often, so pay attention! Over the past few days, ASG executives have made significant progress in three crucial areas.
Alternative solutions to the bicycle permit problems are being considered by ...
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Adam Call Roberts on October 1, 2009 at 4:57 am • 6 Comments •
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An effort to synchronize the campus clocks has been submitted to the Associated Student Government Senate.
Senator Alex Lanis introduced Resolution 2: University Clock Synchronization Tuesday night. If passed, the ASG will send a letter to university officials ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 30, 2009 at 12:01 am • 0 Comments •
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Ben Foster wakes up, naked and alone. He has no idea where he is, what his name is or why everything is so dark.
I’m reluctant to explain anything else because the real power of the movie comes from ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 23, 2009 at 7:52 pm • 2 Comments •
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The tobacco fight is over. Prohibitionists have sugar at the plate now.
President Obama wants to explore the idea of a soda “sin tax.” Several states and cities already have one. Public schools across the country have banned ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 18, 2009 at 10:49 pm • 0 Comments •
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About 5 minutes into the movie, Kate Beckinsale strips to her underwear, and then hits the shower. I’d recommend leaving the theater immediately after this scene.
Whiteout sounds like it would be an interesting movie. Beckinsale ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 16, 2009 at 10:38 pm • 0 Comments •
About five minutes into the movie, Kate Beckinsale strips to her underwear, and then hits the shower. I’d recommend leaving the theater immediately after this scene.
“Whiteout” sounds like it would be an interesting movie. Beckinsale plays a U.S. Marshal on ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 9, 2009 at 10:00 am • 1 Comment •
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The Associated Student Government senate election is this week. Don’t sweat – it doesn’t matter who you vote for.
There are 50 senate seats available, and there are 42 candidates running. In the College of Engineering, there are ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 9, 2009 at 9:54 am • 0 Comments •
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“Cook County,” an award-winning drama about a family running a meth lab from their backwoods home in Northeast Texas, is coming to Fayetteville for a special screening Thursday night.
It’s easy to say “why don’t ...
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Adam Call Roberts on August 26, 2009 at 11:42 pm • 2 Comments •
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You incoming freshmen are probably overwhelmed by enough things that student government isn’t exactly high on your priority list.
It should be. Nearly every day for the next four (or five, or six…) years will be controlled by the ...
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Adam Call Roberts on August 26, 2009 at 12:19 am • 0 Comments •
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For Europe, World War II was the climax of a 30-year traumatization that ended faith in progress and plunged the continent into its current existential crisis. For America, World War II is mainly remembered as a grand ...
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Adam Call Roberts on September 22, 2008 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
I played the soundtrack of "My Blueberry Nights" many times throughout the summer. Before I became accustomed to my new CD, one of the tracks reminded me very much of a theme featured in another favorite soundtrack, "In the Mood for Love." Both soundtracks included "Yumeji's Theme," I realized.