Beginning this Thursday, students can see three plays by critically acclaimed playwrights in about two hours and won’t have to leave campus.
The Marinello Little Theater will play host to “A Dead Man’s Apartment” by Edward Allan Baker, “Hotline,” by Elaine May and “Dinner With Mother,” by JCU communication and theatre arts professor Robert Noll.…
Vol. 87, No. 09
Marinello ‘One Acts’ begin this week
‘Due Date’ hilarious, yet sports unlikable characters
It seems like every comedy since last year has been compared in quality and laughs-per-minute to “The Hangover.”
While it makes sense that the first movie to actually take that comparison head-on would come from both “The Hangover” director and one of its main actors, “Due Date” fails to be as memorable, as quotable, or…
From B-Movies to Blockbusters: The successful superhero genre of recent films
With the release of Megamind on Nov. 5, Paramount Pictures rehashes the classic film industry argument: Why are superhero movies so popular?
Six of the top 12 box-office openings in history belong to the genre, and since 1990, superhero movies have grossed over seven trillion dollars. What explains this phenomenon? The answer, it seems, is…
Struggles appear on stage in ‘Y-Haven Theatre Project’
Combine the struggles of addiction and homelessness with a stage, lights and an audience.
The product is a story of hardships and recovery, displayed on stage in the Y-Haven Theatre Project.
A theatre production acted out by formerly homeless men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, the tour will stop by John Carroll University…
GOP takes House, sends message to Obama
Last Tuesday’s House elections turned out to be a landslide victory for Republican candidates across the country, halfway through President Barack Obama’s first term in office.
In order to regain the majority, Republicans needed to gain 39 seats. But for angry voters and Tea Party activists, the simple majority wasn’t enough. Sixty seats were picked…
World Wide Web: The burden of the working class
I feel like most students who read my column don’t make it past the first three paragraphs. So if it’s okay with you, I’m going to write it bass ackwards this week. Here’s my conclusion:
Republicans want to put the entire responsibility of reducing the nation’s record-setting debt and deficit on the shoulders of the…
Alumni donations are on the rise
John Carroll University has high goals for fundraising this year.
The University is hoping to raise $15 million by the end of this fiscal year, which is May 31. This goal includes cash donations as well as pledges. Thus far, the University has raised $12 million of that goal.
Last year the University raised $16.7…
English department to offer new sampler course
Under the supervision of Debby Rosenthal, associate professor and director of graduate studies, a new English course is being offered to John Carroll students. The course is worth one credit and is pass/fail.
Available this spring, “Special Topics: A Literary Sampler” (EN 199-51) will meet the first seven weeks of the semester on Tuesdays and…
Letter to the Editor: Student Union elections
Last Thursday the Student Body voted for the new Student Union Executive Board. The voice of the student body was heard loud and clear. The question I pose is what group of people was listening to their cries? The group of candidates running for election to represent the students seemed to be very lacking. The…
“We the People” coordinator wins award
Shirley Seaton, John Carroll University’s liaison for community affairs, has been awarded the 2010 Founders Award by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education. The award recognizes dedication to law-related education.
The Founders Award is the highest honor given by OCLRE each year.
According to Seaton, the board of trustees of OCLRE told her that her…
The Bayer Necessities: Compete!
There are two types of energy: potential and kinetic. Potential is the kind of energy that has the possibility of doing something great; kinetic is when that possibility becomes a reality.
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to be one of 104,000 fans in Beaver Stadium who watched Coach Joe Paterno lead the Penn State…
Tim's Turn: Starting salaries need to slow down
Like most seniors, I have one eye on making sure I do everything I need to graduate and one eye toward what’s next, whether it be graduate school or going out and finding a job.
If I decide to go look for employment, I often wonder what kind of money I have the potential to…
Mid-term Elections hit home: JCU students find ways to make a difference in local and national elections
Mid-term elections finally came to a close this past week. As college students, sometimes it can be hard to remember to vote with all that is going on (including studying, extracurricular activities, social events, etc.). John Carroll students still found the time to pay attention to the issues and vote in either their home elections…
New leaders are chosen
Three unopposed candidates, two close races, and a new president highlighted last week’s Student Union executive board elections.
Overall, 835 students – 28.1 percent – voted in this year’s election.
“I feel like [the turnout] could have been a lot higher, but I know that through door-to-door efforts, every candidate did all they could to…
The Greener Side: Carpe diem
I’m not someone who thinks the best part of life will end after college.
I hate when people say, “It’s all down hill from here” or some other clichéd variation of the same idea that fun dies when a degree is earned.
I am graduating in a little more than a month, and, as a…
JCU football team drops heartbreaker to Heidelberg
Great offensive numbers plus bad defensive numbers equals an awful lot of points. That formula appeared to fit last Saturday’s game to a tee when the Blue Streaks took on the Student Princes of Heidelberg University.
In a game that featured more than 1,000 yards of combined offense and ten touchdowns, it was ironic that…
Concussions are covered at JCU
It’s no secret that suffering a concussion can change an athlete’s career in the blink of an eye.
During recent years, concussions in sports have become more and more of a concern. Coaches, trainers, and even the athletes themselves have to be much more aware and informed when dealing with a concussion.
Professional sports leagues…
Men’s soccer team has season ended by the ‘Berg
With a 1-0 loss to top-seeded Heidelberg on Nov. 4, John Carroll University men’s soccer closed the books on yet another season.
The Blue Streaks had little time to mend the wounds of an inauspicious run that saw them lose four of their last six regular season Ohio Athletic Conference contests. Nevertheless, the quarterfinal matchup…
Name That Toon!: 11-11-2010
What the toon doesn’t say about the tune: “It’s like I sent my love with a text two times.”…
YourView: Student Union elections
Last Thursday the Student Body voted for the new Student Union Executive Board. The voice of the student body was heard loud and clear! The question I pose is what group of people was listening to their cries? The group of candidates running for election to represent the students seemed to be very lacking. The…
Sher It Like It Is: Still wants to be a babysitter
Every weekend I do something wonderful. I come home late and I’m a little tired, but I have earned a fistful of cash that will get me through the week. Sometimes I work twice in one weekend.
I am a babysitter.
It is a great job. From my estimations, babysitters in University Heights make between…
Betas go national
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity at John Carroll University was installed as an official national chapter last weekend.
Previously, Beta Theta Pi was the only group of Greeks on campus that had yet to be recognized as an official chapter. They existed only as a colony, which is a fraternity or sorority that has just…
OurView: Stop the madness
You know what bothers me? The destruction of property. It upsets me when someone damages someone else’s belongings.
I can’t grasp the concept of enjoying the act of destroying anything, let alone something that isn’t a part of my own possessions. I am making this argument because it seems that at John Carroll, some people…
JCU website receives facelift
The John Carroll University website has been undergoing consistent changes since spring of this year. These changes are intended to make it more navigable and user-friendly. Just one year after being hired, John Carfagno took charge of this project. To assist in this task, Carfagno hired Mike Richwalsky, an experienced university website designer. This team…
That's what See said: Don’t pretend to know what you don’t
Growing up my mom used to call me Mr. Know-it-all because, apparently, I thought I knew everything. Now I’m older and she still calls me that because, apparently, I still think I know everything.
I don’t.
It’s OK though, because I don’t have to. Nobody knows everything. If anyone did that would be absurd. I…
