A broad Abroad: Adios, Peru!Bidding farewell to the experience of a lifetime
Well, the sun has finally graced us with its presence.
Lima, although still definitely a city, is finally turning into the tropical sunny paradise that I was hoping for.
Packing is becoming my worst nightmare, apart from saying goodbye to all the beautiful people that I've met here.…
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Bowers: A man of many talents
"Truth is a highway leading to freedom."
These lyrics by Kris Kristofferson inspire songwriter and professor Jim Bowers. Bowers, 54, is a political science professor here at St. John Fisher. He is from Illinois and has a wife to whom he has been married for 24 years and a son.…
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Music review: Mayer's love is a battlefield
Known for his relaxing café blues-rock sound, John Mayer has become increasingly popular since the launch of his first album, Room for Squares, which included the Grammy award winning single, "Your Body is a Wonderland."
Mayer grew up in Connecticut and moved to Atlanta to start a two-man band known as LoFi Masters after dropping out of college.…
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'Moving forward'Negra Tutundzic shares the story of her family's immigration to the US
"One day, when I was riding my bike outside, I heard a grenade go off in the next neighborhood over."
This is one of Bosnian-born Negra Tutundzic's earliest memories.
The Bosnian War forced Tutundzic's family to bid farewell to its homeland in 1993. At the age of four, she was forced to flee the country with her parents and her 2-year-old sister.…
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Gifts at the top of holiday wish lists
1 Apple iPod Touch (third generation)
As far as Mp3 players go, the iPod Touch takes the cake. It offers just about everything the iPhone does, so it's no surprise that people would choose this model.
2 Phones
Among the most favored phones this year are the Apple iPhone 3GS - 32GB (AT&T), HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless) and the HTC Hero (Sprint).…
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Movie review: New Moon, A fanged fail
It is absolutely crazy to me that New Moon made an estimated $26.3 million, at only its midnight showing, to surpass Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as the highest box office gross in history for its opening night.
I would also like to apologize to The Dark Knight, which was also passed by New Moon as the biggest one-day gross in the U.…
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Filling closets and wallets
As the semester comes to an end and we prepare for final exams and wrap up final projects, we are able to see a silver lining: the holidays.
The holiday shopping season is upon us. All the best stuff is out now at all the right deals, but those deals tend to add up all too quickly.…
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Fisher Faces: Lisa Weider
I was walking through the dining hall when I noticed a girl in line in front of me bobbing her head to a song on her iPod.
As we chatted she told me her name was Lisa Weider, and we decided to sit down to eat together. She explained that she was listening to her favorite band, Simple Plan; they have been her favorite since she first listened to them when she was younger.…
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