By day, Diann Smothers works as "The Mighty Librarian," a research and instruction business librarian who not only works at the reference desk in Snell Library, but along with 13 other research and instruction librarians, teaches 10,000 students a year. By night, she assumes...

By Michael Amato By vetoing the emergency contraception bill last week, Gov. Mitt Romney cleared up any remaining doubt about where he's concerned about lives, and it isn't in Massachusetts. The fact he's more focused on running for president than running the Commonwealth is...

By Dinah Alobeid While walking toward her art display on Avery Street, Sophia Ainslie stopped to call attention to the ground where tiny flecks of material embedded in the concrete reflected in a shiny, almost jewel-like manner. "I'm interested in seeing beauty in places...

All good things come to those who wait. Apparently, the Student Government Association (SGA) never got that memo. In a hurried attempt to continue their seemingly never-ending damage control, the SGA held a special election last week to fill several holes on their executive...

By Ricky Thompson When junior communications major Julie Zivic began co-op in New York nearly two years ago, she had no idea how many opportunities were still ahead. In addition to gathering lifelong contacts and valuable work experience while interning on the MTV show "Made,"...

Red Sox fans no longer have to pinch themselves everyday. They need only make a one-time pinch to their wallet. All 11 games to Red Sox glory are now available on DVD in one comprehensive package released by A'E Home Video, from Game 1 of the ALCS to the clinching Game 4...

For the Student Government Association (SGA) leaders, change has become the norm over the past year. As Ashley Adams was elected the fourth SGA president in 16 months Aug. 2 following a summer of upheaval, the e-board is prepared to settle in for a complete year of work advocating...

Eddie Griffin, stand-up comedian and star of "Undercover Brother" and the upcoming "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," will appear in Blackman Auditorium Sept. 24. Griffin will perform for the third annual "Comedy Night," sponsored by Kappa Sigma and the Student Government...

By Lisa Kaczke A new committee will be added to the Council for University Programs (CUP) to act as liaison between CUP and other student groups, the organization's executive board members announced at an Aug. 2 meeting. Students had raised concerns after CUP decided not...

By Stephanie Peters Pinot gris. Shiraz. Riesling. Sauvignon. Sound like a foreign language? It might not to many college students any longer. Wine is age-old, a drink associated with culture, romance and foreign lands. But in today's society, its reaching levels of wild...

By Jim Edwards The circumstances are clear. Former SGA President Michael Benson and former Vice President Chad Cooper were forced to resign their SGA posts after being found responsible for Code of Conduct violations. The remaining members of SG''s executive board scheduled...

By Dinah Alobeid The Resident Student Association's (RSA) executive board has never before received compensation for holding office, but that is about to change come fall with the implementation of stipends through the Resident Student Fee (RSF). The six e-board members will...