Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez was speaking at a staff meeting when he heard the news about terrorist attacks against the United States. Darryl Harrison, the Associate Director... Read more
I hate “rap.” First, liking “rap” is like being into rock or blues and saying “I like singing.” More importantly, “rap” has taken on a separate meaning, in day-to-day conversation,... Read more
Writing these words on a Greyhound speeding down I-95 toward New York City, I find myself thinking of Dean Moriarty. Having first encountered On the Road in my younger and... Read more
A couple of months ago I took the plunge and bought myself a Cobra. The Cobra, for those of you who are culturally deprived, is a top-of-the-line Coleman tent. Purchasing... Read more
When Patrice Emery Lumumba became Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo in 1960, he refused to sit by as the Congolese gave false homage to their tormentors and torturers... Read more
While I don’t normally plug specific District hang-outs, I will make an exception for one location: Blues Alley. A small jazz and blues club located in an 18th century red... Read more
Vittles is the social center of our worlds. Consider one conversation overheard in there on Tuesday, after a plane crashed into the Pentagon: “Dude, yea … like, we probably won’t... Read more
Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur is stirring up controversy north of the border. Last week, Lafleur made headlines when news leaked that Pfizer, maker of Viagra, had signed on the... Read more
There was a time, around 14 years ago, when my father woke me up really late at night. Blearly eyed and clenching my tattered blue blanket, which I called Snoopy?I... Read more
Where to begin ? First off, Brit-poppers Travis remixed their single “Sing” on Sunday after Barry Bonds popped off three homers at Enron, bringing his total to 63. It goes... Read more
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