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Australia: Phonetically Similar to Austria
By Carla Lopez
Contributing Writer

Life in north Queensland is very laid-back. Time flows differently in Australia. It has something to do with its orientation to the sun’s gravitational field and the fact that we’re all walking around upside-down on the underbelly of the world. Go to article

Ariane Guides You to Getting It On
By Ariane M. Balizet
Arts & Features Associate

This is the second time this year I’ve been asked to write about sex for The Student Life, and, though reviewing The Goofy Foot Press’s The Guide To Getting It On! was appealing, I must say this task has proven to be no more titillating than the first. Go to article

TSL & Asterisk Make Journalistic Whoopee
By Aidan Doherty & David Roth
Arts & Features Associate, Managing Editor

TSL: This is the big question, the mother of all questions if you will. Was the creation of The Asterisk a reaction to recent controversy over TSL?

DC: This is something I very much want to clarify. We are not [rivals to TSL]. We’re here to create something new, not to tear down something that’s already there. Go to interview

Jennifer Beals? Jennifer Grey? It’s All Dance!
By Chris Schraeder
Staff Writer

"I never thought about dance as a means to carry content and commentary the way that other aspects of art do," commented Scripps sophomore Rachel Myers. This year’s Dance Concert 2000 sponsored by the department of Theatre and Dance, however, worked to make each piece a powerful one. Go to article

Chiapas To Be Found in Hills, Not Taco Bell
By Chris Bissell
Arts & Features Associate

I do hate to quote from outlets of the hegemonic blanket of mass media, but the New York Times was pretty right-on when it described the Zapatistas as formenting "the world’s first postmodern revolution." The very fact that the Times used such a description is a fair indicator of the kind of revolution going on in the Chiapas. Go to article

Dining Around Town with Epicurious: Applebee’s

On the western side of Montclair Plaza sits Applebee’s Grill. This moderately-priced bar and restaurant is reminiscent of a low-end TGI Fridays or Islands. It features a nice bar area, TV monitors around the facility, and good music in the background. Go to article



Dead Prez! Don’t Cry! It’s an Album!
By Luc Schuster
Staff Writer

While Public Enemy the sound of late-eighties/early-nineties NY hip hop, M-1 and Stic.man both grew up in Florida and thus bring that annoying "dirty south" feel to most tracks. The thing is, they do it well. I really hate that music, so my appreciation for their take on it should be particularly telling. Go to article




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