February 12, 2009
Jeff Powers
Mankind has spoken stories by firelight since fire was discovered. It brings us together as a family and with friends. It’s not just telling a story, but sharing a history. Spoken language is something we monkeys are wired to pick up from birth; while written communication is something that has to be learned, something that ...
February 5, 2009
Daniel Donan
Here is a little joke, stop me if you have heard this one. A white guy, a black guy, a Mexican, an Italian, and a Jew all wander into a bar… Really, I had better stop myself before I end up offending someone and getting the mobs with pitch-forks and torches to start howling for ...
January 15, 2009
Daniel Donan
Over the holidays of 1996 I was 24 years old, invulnerable, living homeless in Phoenix, Arizona and working at a KayBee toy store, and it was the year I decided the Mayan long count calendar was onto something when it came to the end of the world. Now, less than three years to the doomsday ...
October 21, 2008
Charlene Divino
Java City addicts rejoice, for a miracle has occurred. No longer will our coffee needs be ignored, the fix you desire is now available, courtesy of extended hours. As a regular Java City devotee I always lamented the fact that after my morning coffee I had to suffer through the inevitable crash around two o’clock, ...
September 29, 2008
Matthew Fowler
There is something special about a cannon going off, especially coming from a Greek frat house. It could be something awesome is going down, maybe a party to end all parties. At Northwest though, a cannon going off at a frat house is just a signal to start the next football game. Last week, when ...