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Roman Senate vs. the U.S. Congress
By Ian Ziller Political Science Major When we think of democracy we often look back to the Romans, and by the same extension, we think of the Roman senate as being the equivalent of the U.S. Congress. However, the truth is very different. At the heart of the Roman political system were the consuls… Read more
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Metal Up Yr Ass, Part 4: A 5-Part Review of Metallica’s ‘80s Albums
By Garrick Hoffman and Patrick Doyle Liberal Arts and Liberal Arts – English Majors Review of the Issue: …And Justice For All (1988) Garrick: My second-least-visited ‘Tallica album of their first five (save for Kill Em All, which is my least favorite),…And Justice For All nonetheless boasts some killer songs (“One” and “Blackened” in… Read more
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Poetic License
By Patrick Doyle Liberal Arts – English Major Poems about internet videos should exist more. ‘Fail videos’ are little bits of time captured that make us either go “eek!” “ahhh!!!” or “haha.” There is something about them that gives me a great deal of joy. The ones of exceptional pain, not so much, but nonetheless… Read more
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“Get Hard”: Ellsmere BBQ and Wood Grill
By Nicholas James Miller If there’s one thing I’m certain I always will be, it is an extreme cheapskate. Now, I almost never am willing to pay the ten dollars required to see a new movie on opening night, but there are instances where I am so incredibly excited to see a new film that… Read more
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Interview with Julia Howe
By Nickolas Evan Acker I sat down a few weeks ago with the head coach of the Women’s Basketball Team Julia Howe. We discussed how the season went and how she feels going forward into next season. So you guys went to Nationals this year, quite the accomplishment after such a long season. We… Read more
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