College Headlines

Rock football hopes to improve down stretch

The Rocket, Slippery Rock University, PA

3 hours ago by Debbie Hilton

While most college students were spending the end of their summer going back to school shopping and getting their last rays at the beach, SRU football players were enduring high temperatures and long practices as they were preparing for the 2010 campaign.

Religious freedom for everyone, remember that Mr. Politician

The Rocket, Slippery Rock University, PA

3 hours ago by Spencer Cadden

Welcome back students, faculty, administration and maintenance. It's bound to be another fun and exciting year at Slippery Rock. Now, as you walk about campus muttering to yourself about how you must have the world's most god-awful professor and how you hate that man even though you two just formally met, I want you to ask yourself something: "Would you stab him?"

Not just stab with a pencil or poke with a pin- I am talking about full-blown prison mauling for no reason other than he's one of "them.

Changes on campus seem mostly for good

The Rocket, Slippery Rock University, PA

3 hours ago by Staff

Once again SRU's campus is filled with life as students and professors bustle around from one place to another. We at The Rocket are excited to see these new faces and look forward to informing our school and community in all areas news, sports and feature related.

YSU Police Fight campus zombie invasion

The Jambar, Youngstown State University, OH

10 hours ago by Chelsea Miller ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Youngstown State University Police may soon have more than crime-fighting on its hands if student Nick Uroseva has his way. This time, the police department is fighting to rid the campus of the undead … or zombies.

YSU student reforms religious organization

The Jambar, Youngstown State University, OH

2 days ago by Chelsea Miller ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

When Muslim student Omar Alhadi enrolled at Youngstown State University, he wanted a place where he could meet others on campus with similar beliefs and discuss his religion.

Witness list includes several YSU officials

The Jambar, Youngstown State University, OH

3 hours ago by Dan Pompili NEWS EDITOR

On Friday, the Mahoning County Prosecutor's office released a list of 20 witnesses in the criminal trial of embattled ex-union boss Ivan Maldonaldo, including 11 Youngstown State University employees.

Going back to Those Gold Soundz: I was a six-year-old Phish phan

The Observer, Case Western Reserve University, OH

6 days ago by Adam Spektor

In the same song from which I pulled this column's name, Stephen Malkmus sings, "You can never quarantine the past." This holds true for all the *NSYNC and Britney Spears you used to listen to and might currently pretend don't exist. I learned that such notions were follies, and to explain how I got there, it may be best to explain the awkward things I grew up listening to.

Scott Pilgrim epitomizes style over substance in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

The Observer, Case Western Reserve University, OH

6 days ago by Adam Wisniewski

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is the story of a 23-year-old veteran video gamer, amateur rocker, and Canadian slacker who encounters the seemingly perfect girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and must secure their relationship by defeating all seven of her ex-boyfriends in epic battles.

Spreading the wealth

The Observer, Case Western Reserve University, OH

6 days ago by Tiffany Oliver

Over the summer, I reconsidered some of my political positions, particularly the redistribution of wealth and the progressive tax scale. I used to adamantly oppose a system that forced the wealthy to pay more in taxes than less fortunate Americans, but President Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress, and everyday liberal champions such as Anderson Cooper and Chris Matthews make some valid points for such a system.