2008 Woodie Awards
Not often do you have the opportunity to experience a novel from the vocal chords of its author. However, that is exactly the experience Nalo Hopkinson offered ISU, last Friday evening. Immersed in Hopkinson's Caribbean accent, The New Moon's Arms vividly unfolded for audience members.
Spring has arrived and with it comes the zoo industry's most powerful marketing tool: babies. Zoos know that nothing brings paying customers through their gates faster than newborn animals. But breeding programs, often operating under the guise of species preservation, inevitably result in a surplus of less-crowd-pleasing adult animals.
Dear Annie, I have a friend that's been going through a really hard time; I'm afraid they might be suicidal. Is there a way to tell if a person is contemplating suicide without actually coming out and asking them? -A Concerned Friend Dear Concerned Friend, Life is often described as a roller coaster or a Merry-go-Round, "Sometimes you're up and sometimes you're down.
Is your only cultural experience with the country of the rising sun through cars, sushi, or video games? If so, hopefully you were in attendance at the 3rd annual Cherry Blossom Festival, held in the Ballroom last Saturday, where Japanese culture filled the ISU atmosphere.
With the end of a semester just around the corner, it is important to keep your body ready for the late night study sessions, early morning cramming and the anxiety involved in taking exams. A balanced diet and exercise are key factors for a healthy lifestyle any day of the year, but when finals roll around it is especially important to feed your body the nutrients it needs, and provide a way to release the anxiety and stress.
We are nearing the close of the spring semester and as such, it's time to pull it out and get busy. There are tests to study for and papers to write and in the midst of all this work the grass is turning green and the sun is promising a tan. It's hard to concentrate on all of the things that need to be accomplished, especially when one considers the spring sandal collection.
The class will be held on April 21st, 2007 from 10 a.m. -12 p.m. in the Red Hill Dance Studio Free performance by Amy O'Neal and I~Move on April 21st at 4:30 p.m. in the Stephens Performing Arts Center, Rogers Experimental Theatre Amy O'Neal, a dancer and choreographer currently residing in Seattle, will be visiting ISU as a guest artist the week of April 16-21, 2007 through the generosity of the Connie Smith Bowen Rural Arts Series.
GO AHEAD, SHOOT IT, THERE'S NO ONE AROUND Two teenagers were walking through the Ochoco National Forest in Oregon firing rifles at road signs for target practice. They probably went too far when they shot a temporary sign that read "Police Training Exercise Ahead," because a sheriff's patrol car was on them in seconds.