A bit of a prelude to my next piece about football (soccer) in America, this one is a response to a mate of mine who had the audacity to insinuate that football was “just a game.” After I had suitably admonished him for uttering such blasphemy in my presence, I narrated to him my pilgrimage [...]
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Struggling to Keep the Faith Amid Scandal
By Giby GeorgeMonday, June 7th, 2010
It had been weeks since I’d stepped inside my parish church. Apprehensively, I paused in front of the ornate, oversized doors guarding the entrance and reached out to pull open the weighty door and step through the narrow aperture. Believing that attending a mass or religious service would perhaps be too soon since my departure [...]
Forcing a Nightmare on Myself and How it Changed My Writing
By Kurt McCrohanMonday, May 24th, 2010
I found myself with an insatiable desire for something dramatic. I wanted my life to take a turn in any direction. School was dragging on and I couldn’t recall the last time I had experienced anything noteworthy. I always had a passion for the horror genre and things macabre. Nightmares, ghosts, ghouls, and monsters were [...]
Napkin Notes
By Maia LivengoodWednesday, May 19th, 2010
I know I’m not alone in my twisted neurosis. I have friends who for years frequented chat rooms, trying out various roles in both genders to elicit exciting online banter. A friend from college once confessed that she creates dramatic life stories to share with strangers on planes and in bars. I find, however, that inventing of this kind doesn’t hold much appeal for me.
NERD Makes a Big Splash at the Spring Jam
By Nicolle Morales KernFriday, May 14th, 2010
Excited cannot even begin to describe how I felt about this year’s Spring Jam. The main act was N*E*R*D, which meant that Pharrell, along with Chad Hugo and Shae Haley, performed at Drexel. Ever since the Campus Activities Board (CAB) made the announcement of the line-up, I’ve been ecstatic. To see Pharrell, a slim, skateboard-type [...]
For the Love of Words
By Michael FilipponeMonday, May 10th, 2010
The annual London Word Festival recently took London by storm. It began on March 7th of this year and ran until the 1st of April. The London Word Festival is exactly what it sounds like: a citywide celebration of the keystone of language, both spoken and written – the word. The event was founded by [...]
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