You’re fired!
While academics is the most important aspect of your college experience, your ability to do well in your courses is directly related to the quality of your living experience. Even though I think Maslow is a tool and his hierarchy of needs has been proven to be about as useful as a bicycle is to a fish, his classification of types of needs isn’t that bad.
Letters to the Editor
Homeless at WU Dear Editor: Re: “Is WU a Rich Kid School?” [Nov. 15, 2004]. I feel the article merely scraped the surface of a much greater, silent and ignored problem on this campus. While students from low-income families do indeed receive scholarships and loans from the financial aid office, greatly lessening the burdens of tuition and other “necessary” fees, they essentially turn a blind eye to the real necessities-text books, school supplies, food, shelter, and sleep.
Coup d’etat? Impeach!
“Student Union: your student government”-so begins the constitution of the Student Union of Washington University in St. Louis. Unfortunately, the actions of the past semester have proved it is anything but. Starting with the ousting of Katie Leikhim and culminating in a secret meeting held last night to select her replacement, SU has only proven to us that it is nothing more than an insider organization that serves only its own self interests at the expense of the very people they were elected to serve.
Editorial Cartoon
Damned cell phones…it’s a cartoon!
Scrooge-approved financial aid
Congress has done the nation a great disservice by approving a bill that could result in cuts to Pell grants. The grants, which are usually awarded to lower-income college students, were capped at $4,050 for the third year in a row, ignoring the realities of inflation and soaring tuition costs.
An illegitimate VP
It’s positively shameful that the meat of Student Union’s decision to elect Pam Bookbinder vice president was done in absolute secrecy. While the candidate statements and interviews were done in public, the legislature held its discussion of the candidates in a closed executive meeting.
U2-by-numbers is still great U2
U2 have consistently put up at least a pretense of evolution with every ensuing album. “Pop” built on “Zooropa” built on “Achtung Baby” built on “The Joshua Tree” ad nauseam. Since 2000′s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind,” however, they’ve started to settle into a groove, churning out synth-and-other-gadget-free guitar rock, anchored by Mr. Bono’s epic vocals and Mr. The Edge’s ringing, helicopter-like guitar lines. Now with “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” they’ve embraced full-fledged formulaity. Fortunately, their formula produces positive results.
Digging Through The Crates
You’ve heard him sing “Brown-Eyed Girl,” possibly the song most beloved by females everywhere. You’ve delved into “Moondance,” attracted by its jazzy ease. You’ve experimented with “Astral Weeks,” eventually realizing it’s practically one long song. Now, hear Van Morrison as you’ve never heard him before! Well, not really, but “Saint Dominic’s Preview” is still one of Van’s strongest records, seven incredibly diverse yet well-written tunes.
Unlucky 13: R.E.M.’s “Around the Sun” falls short of their stellar aims
Growing up in the early ’90s, one can never forget listening to R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People” and feeling completely angst-ridden while listening to their somber ballads and heavy themes, or rocking out with their elementary school friends to “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” (or secretly wishing that you were cool enough to have friends who were at that moment rocking out to that song.
What is hip?
What is hip? It’s a worthwhile question to ponder, especially these days. The terms “hip” and “hipster” pop up everywhere, and one wonders where they came from, what the story is behind tousled hair, hornrimmed glasses, vintage t-shirts, and record collections.