Spring Break
Summer vacation is only a couple weeks away. For some people this means getting a nice tan at the beach. For others it means getting sunburned multiple times before the tan finally shows through. No matter how easily you tan, skin cancer is a disease everyone is at risk for. (0) comments
Don't you miss high school? The busywork, the screeching parents, the classes you had to go to, the neurotic-but-still-slightly-charming band teacher on whom everyone took bets on whether he'd off himself with a flute case. No, I suppose you probably don't miss high school. (0) comments
Summer is normally a difficult time for video game players, as companies time their biggest releases for the holiday season to get the largest profit from their releases. This forces players to beat games in their library that they weren't quite able to complete during the year. (1) comment
10. Woolly Flying Squirrel The Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinerus) is awesome, because it is a squirrel that can also fly. It has something called a "woolly pelage," which looks kind of like "woolly package," and that's pretty cool. Ever wish you were a squirrel? Ever wish you could fly? Ever wish you were awesome? Ever notice how similar all those dreams really are? Q. (0) comments
Nothing is worse than waking up on a rainy day and knowing your first class is on the opposite side of campus. Not only is it a pain to carry your book bags along with your i-pod and umbrella, but if you don't have the proper footwear, your feet will be soggy and cold the whole day. (0) comments
With the end of another spring semester at the University of Connecticut comes the completion of UConn's annual literary journal, "The Long River Review." The journal had its very own release party Thursday evening at the Co-op where a full crowd gathered to hear UConn students' award-winning submissions of prose, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. (0) comments
While Connecticut, especially Storrs, might seem like a lackluster, low-key place for residents over the summer, the prospect of seeing celebrities like Robert DeNiro, Harrison Ford or Winona Ryder walking into a local store or a film crew shutting down a busy street to film a scene might change that perception. (3) comments