November 2007

Dr. Maria Fichera1. My brother is Chaplain Joe Modica. 2. When I was 21, I dissected a human cadaver. 3. I once climbed a tree to rescue my neighbor’s cat. Dr. David Wilcox1. My wife and I make carved and painted mirrors.2. I like African gospel music.3. I’m a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dr. […]

A new phrase has recently emerged in the Christian lexicon and even has an article on Wikipedia. “Red letter” Christians focus on the words of Jesus (the red type in some Bibles) and endorse more progressive political views. The phrase appears to have been birthed out of a desire of some evangelicals to distinguish themselves

What will you stand for? What is worth dying for? What will you fight for? These are the questions you will leave asking after seeing Lions for Lambs. The motion picture features heralded actors such as Robert Redford as the wise and calm Professor Stephen Malley, Meryl Streep as the hard-nosed news reporter Janine Roth

Dear Editor, While I understand what you are trying to say regarding the “rumors” of staph infection at EU, I am afraid your choice of title “Staph rumors not serious” might mislead some people into thinking that MRSA is not a serious illness and that we do not need to worry about its presence in

It’s one o’clock in the afternoon on a Monday. I’m just about to put two 45-pound plates on the bar stationed atop the bench press when something interrupts my train of muscle-bound thought. “Alright, guys. Fifteen minutes until we close,” the fitness room supervisor announces. “We’ll be open again at three.” My reaction is not

Our staff’s recommended activities for the coming weeks

The Mutter Museum Skulls, hearts and corpses, oh my! The Mutter Museum, located on 22nd Street between Market and Chestnut, is welcoming and cozy. The lobby is furnished with two large couches and high ceilings that add an air of sophistication. The spectator must venture to his left to find all the weird things on

It is a sad reality of our modern life. Over 100 TV channels and not a blasted thing worth watching. Okay, there are a few decent shows, but one can only watch the same episode of Grey’s Anatomy or Law & Order so many times. If television’s vast ocean of entertainment has dried up for

New Delhi, IndiaMonkeys are rampant in New Delhi, with numbers estimated at 5,000, and new efforts to deal with the problem are underway since a fatal incident in late October. Deputy Mayor Sawinder Singh Bajwa was on the balcony of his home when he attempted to ward off four monkeys. He lost his balance and

There may be no place like home for the holidays, but when your family is halfway around the world, somewhere else will often just have to suffice. “If I have a ticket to Korea, I want to go [home for Christmas break],” said Eun Young Jeon, a student in the Korean Nurse Program, “but I