Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
3 days ago by Mike Vaught
Neither the rain or the Valparaiso defense was able to slow down Western Illinois' offensive attack.
The Western Illinois football team got its first win since winning last season's opener with a 45-0 victory over Valparaiso.
"Our players worked for a long time to ensure that we'd be 1-0 with a victory at Hanson Field," said head Mark Hendrickson.
Ripon College Days, Ripon College, WI
4 days ago by Derek Sire
Everyone is talking about the mosque in New York. Everyone is talking about how President Obama wrongly made the planned building of the mosque a national issue. Everyone is getting all worked up over a community and mosque's being built on public property two blocks away from Ground Zero.
Ripon College Days, Ripon College, WI
4 days ago by Shawnee Sparling
With every new school year we are presented with new opportunities, new learning experiences, new students, and even new professors. Among those many great things, it is important to notice the new professors who join the staff of excellent professors who work to give students the great liberal arts education that Ripon College has to offer.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
5 days ago by Ian Davis
hink of how many people play online games. Now, think of what percentage of that plays the Xbox 360. Probably a large portion, if you follow the industry in any capacity. Well, chances are that number may begin to dwindle soon.
Microsoft's Director of Programming Larry Hryb, also known by his online handle Major Nelson, posted in his blog earlier this week that the long standing service Xbox Live will see a $10 a year price jump, starting Nov.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
2 days ago by WC Editorial Board
Anyone who has tried to reach the University Union from the corner of Pierce and Lafayette this week has undoubtedly discovered it's a lot like playing Pac Man.
Let's retrace your steps. It's 8 a.m., and you're already running late for class at Wagoner Hall.
Ripon College Days, Ripon College, WI
4 days ago by Katlyn Lee
Clogged toilets, flooding, and the occasional fixture falling off the wall; this was the image painted in many minds during fall of 2009 as news spread like wildfire throughout campus that Phi Kappa Pi's home, the Merriman House, may have no longer been suitable for living.
PUC Chronicle, Purdue University Calumet, IN
19 hours ago by Brian Lynch
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl begin dating. Boy must defeat girl's seven evil exes to continue dating girl. "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" is definitely not a typical love story.
The film, based on a series of graphic novels written by Bryan Lee O'Malley, centers around Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) a loveable, but somewhat inept, 23-year-old living in Toronto, Canada.
The Candor , Benedictine University, IL
6 days ago by Lina Savickas
This fall, Benedictine University is meeting its students with several changes, additions and works-in-progress.
In the spring of 2010, BU took on the task of building a parking garage in the Kindlon parking lot. According to Project Director Chad Treisch, the project officially broke ground July 19, 2010.
PUC Chronicle, Purdue University Calumet, IN
19 hours ago by Ryan Riverside
Over the summer, the terrible nightmare of the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico gripped the nation. In spite of repeated words of self-confidence from both the President and the BP CEO, the oil spill continued for three long months, resulting in the second-largest oil spill in history.
PUC Chronicle, Purdue University Calumet, IN
19 hours ago by Bill Koester
For the few who have not seen the marketing for this film, "The Expendables" is touted as the action movie equivalent of an All-Star team. Flashy advertisements boast a cast of Sylvester Stallone (who wrote the screenplay alongside Dave Callaham and also directed the film), Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as UFC fighter Randy Couture and former WWE wrestler Steve Austin.
The Candor , Benedictine University, IL
6 days ago by Samantha Jones
Charges were dropped in the cases of the four students arrested last spring while on a Benedictine University sponsored trip to Florida, according to Polk County, Fla., State Prosecutor's Office.
John DeMartino, James Callahan, Kevin Crowley and Shay Wagner's first trial was postponed in April, and all four students were placed in pretrial intervention, according to the prosecutor's office.