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Why 2014 Was The Year We Should Have Turned “LePage”
By Ashley Berry Governor Paul LePage has drafted a Tax Reform Plan that would eliminate revenue sharing for municipalities, increase sales tax, decrease income tax and cut corporate taxes. The elimination of revenue sharing means that towns and cities will receive approximately $160 million less than last year. His grand idea to make up for… Read more
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Why we needed “Last week tonight”
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major For decades, mainstream news media has continuously proven to be a red herring. Often a dubious, deceptive distraction, the news typically serves as more of fodder for the eyes of its zombie-like viewers rather than as plausible, praise-worthy sources of pressing news. It relies on its sensational quality to… Read more
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Marin on Movies
Marin on Movies Liberal Studies/English Major “Gone Girl” (Give ‘er FOUR AND A HALF STARS) If Valentine’s Day had you feeling down in the dumps for being a lonely, unlovable S.O.B, I strongly suggest you delve into the genius book and movie, Gone Girl. After all, it’s never too late to kick those lingering V-Day… Read more
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Metal up your Ass, Part 3
A Five-Part Review of Metallica’s Earliest Albums By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major Master of Puppets If Ride the Lightning was an evolution of Kill Em All, Master of Puppets proved to be twice the evolution. Beginning with “Battery,” MoP kicks off with fury and carnage. One of my favorite songs in their catalogue, “Battery” is arguably the… Read more
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Metal, Melody & Me
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major Art is an inherently subjective form. What you hate, I may love. What I love, you may despise. I absolutely love metal music. With three brothers in my house alongside me, I grew up listening to rock music: Nirvana, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed. My parents were pretty big into… Read more
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