By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor It wouldn't have been a normal summer for most people, but for Aaron Bell sailing in Honduras, backpacking through Central America and hitchhiking across the United States and Canada was just another collection of stories to add to the rest of his adventures. "I think I would just call it living," Bell said, ... [Read More…]
Shades expands range of color in its membership
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Shades found the true meaning it its name as seven new members were added to the step squad Sept. 16, allowing the 24-member club to include members from Latino, Philippino, African-American, Japanese and Caucasian descent. "Shades is really starting to be what it was intended to be," said Marie Thomas, Shades ... [Read More…]
Students attend training session to prepare them to work with hurricane evacuees from the Gulf Coast
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Courtney Patterson spent Sunday playing on the playground and coloring with children. She had never met these children before, but they didn't seem to care that she was 15 years older than many of them. Patterson, freshman business management major from Orlando, was one of more than 275 students trained by the ... [Read More…]
Hurricane Rita hits home: Students from Gulf Coast prepare for worst as families prepare to move out
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor 1801 Lincoln Drive may receive a few more roommates Friday as family and friends from the southern coastline of Texas and Louisiana flee and head north, some as far as Abilene. Ben Fike, junior Christian ministry major from Friendswood waits to hear from his parents if they will move in with him and his ... [Read More…]
Freshman Follies acts will be tied to a central theme by a student-produced video
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Cullen Auditorium will be filled on Sept. 30 as members of the freshman class step onto the stage for the first showing of Freshman Follies: The Mission, a production comprised of acts written and performed by the freshmen residence hall groups, soloists, small groups and a large chorus. Follies, a tradition ... [Read More…]
Clubs say ‘let the bidding begin’: More than 250 begin pledging season with Bid Night
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Students ran around campus Friday night and early Saturday as social clubs initiated more than 250 pledges during a weekend filled with secret activities, competitions, food and history lessons. For the first time in several years, all clubs made it through the night smoothly without injuries or ... [Read More…]
Women, cover it up and keep it real
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts It is a sad day when, by the middle of September, I am already in daily search of the most outrageous dress code violators. Usually the plethora of long, tan legs, bare shoulders and too much cleavage doesn't reach its peak until the spring semester, but I fear this year tops all. Just last ... [Read More…]
What began as a way to pass time has grown into more than 50 students riding bicycles together
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Outside of a University Park apartment building stand six standard bikes, two tandem bikes, five unicycles, four long boards and a moped. For Daniel Wheeler and Aaron Bell these modes of transportation are their latest toys. "We pick them up at garage sales and pawn shops; sometimes we trade things for them," ... [Read More…]
New residents say final touch-ups to Barret worth the hassle
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor More than two weeks have passed since the residents of Barret Hall moved into their newly constructed residence hall Aug. 20, as scheduled, despite beliefs that it would not be completed because of heavy rains in the weeks before. Now the women are settled in rooms, which are set up into pods, have made ... [Read More…]
Procrastination: a way of life for all
By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts Procrastination is such a simple thing really. Delaying the inevitable, drawing out the future, wasting time, doing everything but what you should be, do I need to go on? It becomes a sad thing, though, when one realizes that procrastination has already set in, and it is only the third week of ... [Read More…]
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