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Top 5 summer blockbusters

May 15th, 2012

By Michael Lydon

Summer is coming hard upon us, and “The Avengers” has heralded in the blockbuster season. Read the rest of this entry »

Kati’s Kitchen: French Quiche

May 15th, 2012

By Kati Slater-Szirom

I had no idea that quiche was French. I know I’ve had it here — usually around Christmas or some other holiday.  In France, people eat quiche usually at the end of the week in order to clean out their fridge — it’s a medley of leftovers filled in a yummy pie crust. Read the rest of this entry »

2012 will be a better year…for movies

May 11th, 2012

By Michael Lydon

I left 2011 feeling a little cheated. As my movie tickets indicate, I went to the cinema five times that whole year, and only twice do I remember leaving the theater completely satisfied that my money went to a good cause … and one of those times was for “The Lion King.” Read the rest of this entry »

Denim: It is back!

May 11th, 2012

By Katherine Skachkov

Adding on a second voice to the style blog, I as well will be documenting style trends over these next couple of weeks. However, I won’t just be limiting it to the Western culture but coming at it from a more broad approach in hope to appeal to all sorts of fashionistas out there. Read the rest of this entry »

Helicopter flys near campus

May 11th, 2012

By Mindon Win

So there I was enjoying the rare glimpse of Bellingham sunshine from the grassy hills of north campus, when the “whump whump whump” of helicopter rotors broke through the sound of students laughter and shouts of people playing catch. Read the rest of this entry »

In the dumps(ter)

May 10th, 2012

By Nick Phillips

Due to recent budget cuts to my checking account, I have had to limit expenditures on luxury items such as groceries. Read the rest of this entry »

Kati’s Kitchen: Zemiakove placky s kuracim masom…or Slovakian burritos

May 8th, 2012

By Kati Slater-Szirom

After thinking for a while, my Slovakian friend and fellow Western student, Lucia Hubova, told me that we needed to cook “zemiakove placky s kuracim masom” Read the rest of this entry »

Movie review: The Avengers

May 8th, 2012

By Erin Brewer

This weekend The Avengers premiered as Marvel’s culmination of several blockbuster movie projects.  Read the rest of this entry »

Social disconnect: one student lives offline

May 8th, 2012

By Courtney Beck

Recently, I decided to delete my Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

Riding the invisible wave: Paragliding

May 4th, 2012

By Jameson Hawn

One second the brightly colored lightweight nylon material lay motionless on the gravel, the next it was wrestled to life, filling the parachute canopy with the rising air currents. The pilot, showing no hesitation, raised the chute higher, pausing it overhead to take stock in the intricate connecting lines before turning 180-degrees and plunging off the cliff face. Read the rest of this entry »