November 18 will mark the second time this year that Harry Potter fans will be going nuts. The first time was when the sixth book was released, and this second time is when the fourth movie, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” will be released. As a Harry Potter fan myself, I think this

Those with some extra cash, about two hours and a strong stomach should head to the Body Worlds exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Body Worlds is a display of over 200 real human specimens that have been preserved through the process of plastination. The exhibit is meant to educate both the medical expert and layperson

Just as a bill is pending before Congress to increase the minimum wage, so such a bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature. The Pennsylvania bill would raise the minimum rate in the state from $5.15 to $6.75 as of January 2006 and to $7.15 as of January 2007. Proponents of such bills tout

I love to play video games, but I also reserve the right to criticize them. Gaming may improve one’s ability to think reflexively, but the negatives may far outweigh the benefits. Video games promote escapism. They separate us from reality instead of promoting responsible approaches to life. Some players say they become more like the

I had two requirements for this year’s spring break: sun and sand. I wanted to escape the freezing winter and get tan somewhere exotic and fun. Last spring I went home and spent a week catching up on sleep. This year, I wanted to go to California and learn how to surf. But somewhere during

I decided to write this article two weeks ago, when the American death toll in Iraq was still shy of 2,000. But I knew the milestone was coming. It doesn’t take a prophet to see a cycle of violence that kills with drumbeat consistency. I marched in protest back in 2003, hollering at the White

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. Truly holistic in her thinking, she pointed out that “proper portions and types of food presented pleasingly and at the right time” were an important part of the healing process. Hippocrates, credited as the founder of Western medicine, said: “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine

“I wrote this book upside down and backwards,” first-year Becky Plourde said, referring to her novel, Rose of Many Colors, that was just published in July. “I wrote chapter 3, then chapter 20… I wrote the epilogue before the book was finished.” Becky grew up in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, with her parents and two brothers. She