Volume XVIII, Issue XII January 25, 2012 [email protected] Manchester, NH
JANUARY 28: Internet Blackout Protests SOPA and PIPA CHRISTA Sarah Silvestriadis back SOPA, but could seriously the websites users post a link, the targeted site within five days, MCAULIFFE DAY Co-Editor In Chief damage the Internet. Every file picture, or video, making it search engines will be required sharing website will be censored, inoperable. According to Kukil to remove all references to and could possibly be shut down. Bora from The International the offending sites from their Students hoping to The U.S. Attorney General will Business Times, “Internet indexes, ad providers will be use Wikipedia to do their seek to target websites that post service providers will be required to stop providing ad homework were out of luck copyrighted material, even if required to block all access to service to the site and payment all day on January 18. Popular providers will be required to websites like Wikipedia, Imgur, terminate service to the site.” digitaldesktopwallpaper.com Reddit, Craigslist, and Google all On November 15, 2011 protested the Stop Online Piracy Google, Facebook, Twitter, Act (SOPA) from the House of Zynga, eBay, Mozilla, Yahoo, What's Inside Representatives and the Protect AOL, and LinkedIn teamed IP Act (PIPA) from the Senate up to write a letter to both the by blacking out their logos or Section Pages House of Representatives and shutting down the entire website the U.S. Senate and said that both for the day to stop the piece of SOPA and PIPA were "a serious News 3 legislature that is being reviewed risk to our industry's continued by Congress. Opinion 4-5 track record of innovation and Major media companies who Creative 6 job creation, as well as to our want to put a stop to copyright
Tech Fever Network Fever Tech Please turn to page 03 A & E 7-8 infringement of their material Featuring: Food for Thought: BHT It's Tax Season! Come to SNHU! (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) page 3 Angela Feher common preservatives and Contributing Writer is present in many processed Work with Time If you ever look at foods. The amount consumed page 4 the ingredients on food or in the entire diet may be higher cosmetics, you might have than the "permitted" level per noticed one called BHT. BHT, food and remains a concern by Keeping the or Butylated Hydroxytoluene, many scientists.” Internet Open: is a preservative found in several Besides food and cosmetics, BHT can also be found in Why I'm Opposed processed foods. It preserves the product for longer, and pharmaceuticals, jet fuels, to SOPA is actually banned in several rubber, petroleum products, and page 5 European countries. embalming fluid. According to CNN, BHT 2,592 products with ratings on The Environmental Movie Review: is commonly found in cereals, shortening, and foods in high Working Group’s Deep Skin Contraband fat or oil. It keeps food from database were listed to contain page 7 changing flavor, color, and odor. BHT. Including Dove Beauty BHT was given a Bar Soap for Sensitive Skin, a
www.cravingchocolateandlazydays.com common household product. Book Review: government-sponsored review of safety in 1978, and the report Next time you pour a bowl Hunger Games determined that more studies World's Healthiest Foods, when used at high levels. Again, of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini page 8 were needed to assess safety. “Since then, BHT has been although this was allowed in Wheats, look for the “BHT for According to The George shown to induce tumors in the foods at a low level per each freshness” on the side of the Mateljan Foundation for The stomach and liver in animals food, it is one of the most box. - - - - - January 25, 2012 Co-Editor-in-Chief Sarah Silvestriadis [email protected]. newspaper, please e-mail us at newspaper, The Southern Hampshire University New Happy New Years! Welcome back Observerback readers to semes Welcome Years! Happy New the views of views the Southern Hampshire Univer New The Observerduring is published biweekly sity. Foster's the year and is printed by academic the the contact ofDemocrat Daily To NH. Dover, Observer by publication produced a news is students SouthernHampshire New University Government largelyStudent and funded the by Association of It is our respon University. the informto sibility about SNHU community the The Observer on and around campus. events will printand any material found to be factual in goodeditorial staffthe by taste of paper. the The views published do not necessarily reflect is going through some major changes. We have three brand brand three new have We goingis major through some changes. Editors-in-chiefChad Marden, and myself! Megan Kidder, I’m ’s: a freshman Communications I am you. to meet nice Sarah, It’s Observerthe make to university best the major and I am excited from Hampshire and I come Epsom, New state! newspaper in the dreams of my towards working already been I’ve becoming a jour dream my to closer much that I feel publication. nalist for a big-time provide will website Our new am a co-Editor-in-Chief. I that now and a chance articles, old and new breaking news, with SNHUdents or ifnotes, positive writers, guest for improvements, us to contact to join our staff want you eyes your Keep to). want you know (you some win winner will and the for our name changecontest, peeled Thebig! thing Observer staff hard extra goingto keep is work to the most important deserving and coming to you news readers, will that for a newspaper write to chance the us for giving thank you proud! do Southern New Hampshire University ter two at SNHU! Along with the new fallen snow the Observer the fallen snow new at SNHU! the Along with ter two - -
2
2 Letters from the Editors Megan Kidder Co-Editor-in-Chief Contact the the news? Editorials Try writing some Try for new writers. for the Observer! Like to keep up with to keep Like We're always looking always We're [email protected] Along with a new year and a new semester, The Observersemester, year and a new new a Along with Welcome back SNHUdents! back Welcome what I enjoy most about being a partmost about being of what I enjoy newspaper, campus’ this My and individuals. talented creative with such to work the ability am looking I partnersstepand I are proud to into our positions. This will semester to expanding Theforward Observer on all levels. for our organization be a fresh chapter and I encourage to getyou warm Stay for Theare to come Great things Observer. involved. reading. and keep is under new management.is under new As one of I editors-in-chief, new the Originally opportunity this to take myself. to introduce like would pro Writing Creative am a junior in the I from Sanford, Maine, more There love I nothing is writing. and breathe gram.sleep, eat, I jour a plot line in my down open a book, jotting new than cracking is that I think through story. creativity my expressing nal, or merely
The STAFF 2011/2012 OBSERVER OBSERVER OBSERVER
FACULTY ADVISOR FACULTY Boroshok Jon [email protected] Stephanie Jefferson [email protected] [email protected] WEB EDITOR CREATIVE EDITOR Maranda Twombley SPORTS EDITOR SPORTS Megan Kidder [email protected] Maranda Twombrely [email protected] ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Samantha Cohen [email protected] [email protected] CLUBS & ORGS OPINION EDITOR Chad Marden NEWS EDITOR Marissa Twombley [email protected] Stephanie Jefferson [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR PHOTO COPY EDITOR Chad Marden Angela Feher [email protected] [email protected] EDITOR ADVERTISING LAYOUT EDITOR LAYOUT Stephanie Jefferson MANAGING EDITOR MANAGING Daiz Michelle [email protected] Megan Kidder [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITOR the EDITOR
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
OBSERVER
the The program supports information more call For at http://acadwebsnhu.snhu.edu/ vita. this program.this able are “Students and gain people to talk to great skills and realcommunication Shea. says experience” world While are learning students about also provided are they taxes service community with and preparehelp to volunteering Iftaxes. to taxes bring your you SNHU to be filed, the students gain to doing it ones are the jobs rotate Students experience. from greeting to customers Thisperforming taxes. the is great And at resume! on your of end the program the is a there party! incomes moderate with those of $54,000 in the than less “The area. Manchester Greater and program on Tuesday is open Thursday Friday from 3:30-6:00, and Saturdaysfrom 11:00-1:30 Shea. states from 9:00-12:00” What is presented to be needs for card card, security a social documents tax dependants, any deposit and direct W-2) (e.g. information. All returns are filed and IRS electronically the through return. day a 10-14 expect can X2017, or e-mail603-668-2211 for [email protected] informationwebsiteour visit or
It’s Tax Season! Tax It’s News Editor Come to SNHU! Come
Marissa Twombley Students Students benefit greatly from Every people many year in learningInterested about Whatprogram this does couponing101.com student will have initial training initial have will student The runIRS software. on programhour a three for meets of One week. each block the of aspects unique programthe is that students learn how to file Accounting returns. non-resident Departmentand Taxation & International Site Student works Sedutto Dawn Coordinator as a supervisor with work to learn so they students it. become stressed out by tax by out stressed become Southern at However, season. the University Hampshire New preparation tax SNHU-VITA program from open will be 28, 2012 throughJanuary taxes! April 7, 2012, so bring your tax program?the Then sign up 350 and earn three for ACC ACC requisite (pre credits The201)! programthe under is supervision of C. Dennis Shea-Program Director. Whatentail? program tax the classroom than is more offers gain “you practicalexperience, of outside experience the Each Shea. states classroom”
3 3 Are you getting excited Are you would it what wondered Ever On January 24, the Senate the 24, On January SOPA and PIPA don’t don’t and PIPA SOPA and be on the lookout for the lookout on the and be Club at Abroad table Study at 2-4 25th from on January Day Traveling! Dining hall. Happy the be a student with regret. with a student be Having gone England during herto “I adored it!” says, she junior year, amazing about her raved She whenand U.K. the in experiences remedy did to she what asked said her she homesickness the “Skype, was, approach favorable oflot’s stuffed and my pictures a lifesaver!” animal was of possibility the about studying world? the across somewhere that sure to make says Tiffany six months least plan at students via email her and contact ahead start to ready when study the abroad process. in classes your take to like be the China, England or even of instead Netherlands Robert opportunity the to Take Frost? off this cross list bucket your revenue. revenue. Judiciarywill vote Committee and the Act IP Protect on the JudiciaryHouse Committee Stop the is hoping to approve Online Piracy Act in February. people” said Erin Morrow, also a Erin Morrow, said people” freshman at SNHU. but other U.S., the affect just will not be able to countries targeted the view websites and States United in the based that other protestors say with suit follow will countries based outside Websites acts. the because suffer will U.S. the and may blocked be will they bankruptcyinto fall eventually loss of extreme to the due U.S. News
-
Think times those about Still not convinced that convinced not Still Debbie Donnelly does a does Donnelly Debbie “I personally think that personally think “I potential employees seek students seek employees potential degree the have only not who as well. rounded are well but isn’t Thinktrekker globe it, about on a have to a bad thing such resume. from those heard have may you opportunity up the passed who abroad during their study to regretted and have years collegiate Alora Heffernan Senior it. not will safety measures which all stu all which measures safety abroad.” when should take dents Tiffany goes, cost As far as the costs it “On average comments, at does as it same the about The of be can difference SNHU. dollars but two-thousand up to dependsthat program.” on the for abroad is right studying many this, consider Well you? looking for when employers Wellness talk about health, stress about health, talk Wellness and anxiety. on culture-shock presentation shock culture as reverse as well about talks Safety and Public the country doesn’t like it, then like the country doesn’t ofinterest best in the not it’s the teaching ideas to use. Even Even ideas to use. teaching from a copyright a picture taking in a presentation use to holder infringement, is considered its to protect wants and SOPA a putting copyright holders by stop to all of it. ifgoingis this that think they all [infringement],stop to it If people can still do it. won’t; [Congress]ofmost that can see a freshman at Southerna freshman at New “that Hampshire University, a lot of affect would teachers quotes images, use they because Teachers in class.” and videos country the the use all over resource Internetas an effective getting and even for students, Internet Blackout
- Study Abroad!Study Expand Your Horizons! Horizons! Your Expand Staff Writer Continued from page 01 Michelle Diaz
“Enough people use the use “Enough people Bora also says that it is Bora also says Southern Hampshire New Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Picchu, Machu
be affected,” says Kailey Bento, Kailey says Bento, affected,” be Internet for sharing, work, and Internetfor sharing, work, recreational purposes that would
censored by the governmentcensored by if copyrighted materials are found. carefully and carefully will promptly be YouTube YouTube channel, and any file will be watched sharing website single Facebook account, every account, Facebook single every inch ofevery inch Internet the for infringedmaterial. Every user driven websites, and scour websites, user driven virtuallyimpossible for the Attorneyall screen General to ofof Commerce because their support for SOPA. soon after quit the Chamber the quit soon after nation's cyber security." Yahoo Yahoo security." nation's cyber January 25, 2012 to sit in as well. Speakers of Speakers in as well. sit to a mandatory pre-departure family and invite orientation abroad. Tiffany says, “We host “We says, abroad. Tiffany getting ready themselves to studygetting themselves ready speaks about the preparations, the about speaks for students made are which Lyon, study abroad coordinator, abroad coordinator, study Lyon, for those seeking to embark on to embark seeking for those Tiffany abroad journey. a study University offers many programs many offers University fellow fellow SNHUdents! familiar? Well no need to fear to no need familiar? Well and in some instances, culture instances, and in some Sound off. is a major put shock due to fear of fear to due much too paying opportunity many too that from away shy often students Studying abroad is an exciting abroad is an exciting Studying cal landmarks instead of landmarks instead cal having a textbook?in it about read to to actually visit these histori these visit actually to Tower and the list goes list the and on… Tower like be would it what wonder Ever The of Pyramids Giza, The Eifel
January 25, 2012 You can exchange money exchange can You deposits, the loss is yours. There loss is yours. the deposits, live must is no going You back. deposit: today’s on present; the in to get so as it the from it invest and happiness in health, utmost check time, your value To success. is ticking. The clock time. your of most the Make by today the Note time. appreciating true: are they following: To of value the realize YEAR, ONE a grade. failed who ask a student To ofvalue the realize ONE dependentMONTH, ask a solely get his month’s didn’t who teacher of value the realize To salary. of editor ONE WEEK, ask the realize To newspaper. a weekly of value the ask a ONE HOUR, is paid hourly. who factory worker of value the realize To ONE MINUTE, ask a a missed who businessperson flightschedule. ofvalue ask a To realize ONE SECOND, the in got nearly who person involved accident. vehicle a motor an can exchange you for an item, cannot you but for money item for more money exchange Norris B. David Hence, time. your spend you ‘‘How comments, important is more time how than Money money. your spend you corrected, be can mistakes but is gonetime forever.’’
Remember, time cannot be cannot time Remember, Each time. your Value an account. Its name is TIME. Its an account. eighty-six- with you credits It thousand-and-four-hundred end the at And everyday. seconds of as lost, off, writes it day, the ofwhatever failed have you this good to It purpose. invest to allows It no balance. carries over opens it day Each no overdraft. Each for you. account a new burns it night remains of the the If day. day’s the use fail to you the announced time, then shortly then time, announced the thereafter. how no matter Everyone stored. or poor has 24 hours each rich for the up speed neither It day. poor. for the down nor slows rich managementTime wise to is equal difference This the be usage. may and failure. fame between and every of one us has eighty- six-thousand-and-four-hundred with Imagine day. each seconds a bank having Jim Westergreen each account your credits that morning carries $86,400. It with day. to from day no balance over whatever deletes Every evening part of to failed you balance the What you will day. during the use do if is given? condition such day every out dollar each Draw of of Each course! us has such esteem, you have created pressure created have you esteem, you help and this will on yourself, get if job done the in exactly not
4 4
2. Make your intentions your 2. Make picked have you 3. Once In order not to give room give to not order In TO FOLLOW STEPS for a deadline 1. Set morgan.edu reaching your goal. your reaching or mentor your to known encourage can who somebody Theyou. fear of letting yourself if down make do not you goal your keep your you help will schedule. goal,the for its a timetable set relating and by accomplishment, hold in high you somebody to it the fact that their subconscious their that fact the anticipates it since mind is relaxed mindsno interruptions. Creative thoughts useful most the produce ofin periods deep relaxation. in or delay for procrastination carrying out a task in a pressure time creating time, specific be ofwill pressure Time great help. a situating mean would here particular awithin function specific time frame. focused more be to you enable This will unnecessary avoid and to pressure time Without frivolities. loss is inevitable. unaccountable Those time not are who a accomplish hardly conscious, goal. The truth may you is that steps concrete to follow to have yourselfforce action. into are their best hours to engage hours to best are their to According work. mental in to be due may this R. Schuller,
- Opinion Work with Time Work As you work on your time on your work As you people have discovered that the that discovered have people morningearly hours late and the time, which will enable you ply you enable will which time, and avoid ease with way your rush. minute last notorious the discover schedule, daily In your hours ofwhich are day the carry to for you best out This vary may certain functions. profession dependingclimate, on of assignments For and season. importance,serious carry them most appropriate in your out oftime creative Some day. the delays and interruptions.delays Many management fail in time people budget time didn’t they because emergencies. for unavoidable if for instance, Take an have you 10am, plan your by appointment that a way in such movement even if you have the meet still can a you way, the flat tire on delay. the despite appointment in out moving mean This would ity list with what you would like would you what with list ity of do instead to ought you what is self-discipline Strong do. to your out work as you required “no” to say to disposed Be day. yourself might who others and to unwisely. time your spend to want to turn off have may You your necessary when phone mobile and unnecessary frivolities. avoid for sometime out make schedule, non-constructive ways. To avoid avoid To ways. non-constructive of list a written risk, make this achieve to like would you what in a list this Make day. each tripartite form; you is what that like would you what do today, can must you and what do today, to This will list priority do today. for the time more create you help come must think you that things first. Discipline yourself against prior your top to temptation the time budget,time begins with and this and work day your a plan. Plan plan. Of your out may we course, to only frustrating times, have interruptions. unforeseeable have tempted be may we result, a As new each up and begin give to a plan. This without make will day in time your spend you
Staff Writer To overcome this habit of habit this overcome To Most people miss people Most As we begin the new the begin As we Barnabas Oparaugo OBSERVER
the postponement is to eliminate all eliminate is to postponement for not reasons and excuses the a Have action. immediate taking procrastination lack the zeal to zeal the lack procrastination challenges. face activities that are of are that activities serious areimportance eventually but engage who in People not. of great importance, your reshape can you that out you find program some out and cut time to do whatever he/she do whatever to time are When you do. to wants really something with confronted schedule ofschedule or she he time, one’s will find out that even in almost is still there schedule, crowded they feel that they are too busy too are they that feel they engaged too or activities. with ifBut a proper should make one form of prevention. becauseopportunities to excel used in termsused of however illness; for future done can also be this management Time is a mistakes. very important never it because a video like or rewinds back comes This is most often quote tape.” prevention is better than cure. cure. than is better prevention is said; “Time once Alan Searing is no more effective way to stop to way effective is no more it. damagethe preventing than There that notion is a common have taken to prevent future prevent to taken have occurrences if are they there Meanwhile, unfavorable. We can change anything that changeanything can We and place taken has already we measures the counteract management. is something Time back. take never can you that in historyNothing changed. be can opportunities in and failed goals the accomplishing we poor time due to year last set amount ofamount gold you buy will Most passed.” has that time of missed have us must New Year at SNHU, it will be will it at SNHU, Year New interesting to “No says; that proverb Chinese reflect on the semester and, ofsemester the course,
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
- - - -
OBSERVER
the It’s an honor to reprean honorto It’s Whilefederal the on this debate As the 3261 remains in the House in the remains 3261 While do I JudiciaryCommittee. not serveI’m committee, on this very developments following or legislation, this in case closely a similar up for a full bill, come House vote. Your in Congress. you sent suggestions wel are always Wash my contact Please come. ington office at (202) 225-5456 or the district office (603) 641- at website my Also visit 9536. for www.guinta.house.gov information issues on legislative at on me Facebook and follow facebook.com/repfrankguinta at @RepFrank and Twitter Guinta. infringement and would cause cause infringementand would from search to be removed them if Even engines. an made they be would they honest mistake, litigationwith faced from the Attorney General. Fighting U.S. an cost would accusations those enormous amount ofand time smaller force would and money, ofout sites Private business. be brought also could lawsuits That would against websites. for massive potential the create the though – even abuse lawsuit majority of vast online piracy ofin a small number occurs websites. a governmenthave does intellectual role in protecting should do so it propertyrights, not weaken does that in a way disrupt growth, Internetsecurity, and your speech free or restrict First Amendment rights. I look continues, legislation my with working to forward ofHouse in the colleagues to ensure Representatives ofneeds the copyright protection are balanced with rights ofAmendment First the CurrentlyH.R. all Americans. “Cabin Fever.” If the have you “Cabin Fever.” in a tryoption, work do your to from Wi-Fi free with place public neglect don’t Also, time. to time and family; friends with contact as you as much just you need they them. need
Opinion Guinta Contributing Writer Congressman Frank Keeping Internet the Open: Furthermore,legislation the Although the bill is well bill is well Although the serious I also have main One of SOPA’s If a researching you’re The Online Piracy Stop Why I’m opposed to SOPA to Why opposed I’m and others – to filter domains. have all sides Fortunately, should be provision signaled this dropped. legala tremendous place would accused burden on websites of third-partycopyright foreign-based websites. foreign-based websites. have people many intentioned, concerns raised legitimate about its achieve would SOPA way the goal. They it is unworkable say and many unintended includes and dangerous consequences. reservations legislation the with in its it and am opposed to current form. force problems is it would Internet Service (ISPs) Providers websites to access block to ofare accused that facilitating infringement.copyright Blocking down slow would access Internetwhile connectivity eroding the necessary trustthe also would It needs. system a dangerousset ofprecedent our government – allowing paper or doing work for class, for class, paper or doing work on the jump will are you chances Internetpoint. Theat some is a vital Wide Web World and for students resource a bill But professionals alike. introduced in Congress could the to keep changeI want that. for Internetopen and available all of Let and enjoy. us to use at stake. what’s me tell you was 3261, H.R. (SOPA), Act in Congressintroduced last Lamar Representative by fall primary ofSmith SOPA’s Texas. purpose theft is to stop the ofproperty intellectual from amounts ofamounts work both to time must you on campus, and play classes. online with same the do Thebeing that, is difference only ofinstead house your in stuck to you exposes classroom the dangersthe of or seclusion
- 5 5 Finally, part ofFinally, sched your embarrassing dropping a than of because gradeletter or two a also It forgot you post make. to you to procrastinate; not helps if know never be will Blackboard you when maintenance for down try due big project that submit to last minute. at the social life. your should include ule fair devote must you as Just expect you to do more in ado more to you expect shorter of period (Continuing time run only classes Education for of instead weeks eight sixteen), the out meter to need you so on to posting devote you time and working boards discussion more nothing There’s on papers.
Next, memorize your memorize Next, First, learnFirst, Blackboard how
asking your professor or other professor asking your I myself for help. students have on Turnitin with help needed occasion. one than more will professors Your schedule. the digital classroom for those digital the or currently to transfer planning to classes. online attending Your work. and MySNHU requires classes in these success around way your know you that and sites other and any these programs use. will professors your of learn to time layout the Take about shy be and don’t sites the or difficultiescommuting, it’sthe ofsome option only have. us surviving to a guide here’s So,
-
Chad Marden
Can We Just Discuss: Alone Behind the Screen the Alone Behind Discuss: Just We Can Thisthe marks semester
Copy Editor and Opinion Editor Copy Editor and Opinion
January 25, 2012 pencil or textbook in my hands. hands. in my or textbook pencil troubles financial to due However, and even the weight of weight the and even an actual my friends, the one-on-one the friends, my I gotinteractions on campus tion is going smoothly. I miss is goingtion smoothly. if transi the that you I told I’ve begun online classes here online classes begun I’ve lying be at SNHU and I would my countryside home. Yes, countryside Yes, my home. and in comfort from the Observer, of the offices of The my duties, both in the classroom in the both duties, my first time that have I preformed January 25, 2012 " Jazz" But still no bites. still But Just all city lights. all city Just Chris Mehu Waking different day by day. by day different Waking Maranda Twombley I've been here all along the way. all along the here been I've Contributing Writer Contributing Entertainment Editor Laziness consumes one of one consumes Laziness many. On a day offOn a day start I really can what say. to Where was I in those days and strong nights? and strong days I in those Where was Like a stormLike of is plenty. there procrastination Creative Editor and Arts andCreative I was goodI was no fights. promised many and brag to I tell Fishing is a gameFishing hungry for fish out lines in life, win. for a " Close Touching The Far Bottom" The Far " Close Touching - 6 6 Creative dress was. dress Chris Mehu Megan Kidder would go me.would on without Comfortable moment the at Confused at what is going what at Confused on Contributing Writer Contributing Co-Editor in Chief in Co-Editor Moods soar like clouds in your skies in your clouds Moods soar like more often when I could have.” I could when often more would have never known,” I said. known,” never have would Hunters do not wait in comfort wait do not Hunters I know Surrounded addicted easily and the addictions by " The V" Pink Dress: Part Most people with questions will remain confused remain will questions with people Most Eye for an eye even close we can at times be used be times at can we close even for an eye Eye "A Reoccurring Indifference" "A Reoccurring comedy, a damn good a damn Sparks book. Nicholas comedy, “I knew,” Nash said. It was barely a whisper but I felt it. I felt but a whisper barely was Nash said. It “I knew,” In the middle ofIn the off I take will road when this speed with A temporary eyes in these it see change or a longer we one, “The point is, I didn't. I wish today more than ever that I had.” that ever than more today I wish I didn't. “The is, point Everyone here is fooling themselves that they are all settling good all settling are they that is fooling themselves here Everyone Why? I thought. Why would I think stealing the groom the stealing I think a good was would idea? Why I thought. Why? “Goodbye, Nash.” I walked down the decorated aisle and left the church. the and left aisle decorated the down I walked Nash.” “Goodbye, If myself I am cutting seems for everyone is a cake there short too a piece Harry me. had said to he what recognize to head in my Sally” Met “Just stay right there,” Nash called out to me as I peaked over my shoulder. my over as I peaked me to out Nash called there,” right stay “Just was less like a romantic comedy and more like a poorly depicted tragedy. depicted a poorly tragedy. like and more comedy a romantic like less was At times back and forth like the ticking of and forth ticking the back times At like restricted stay I can seconds In just a clock, him there was a difference between the two but I had a hard time deciphering. deciphering. I had a hard time but two the between a difference was him there “I’m really sorry for ruining your ceremony. It was just the idea that if I didn’t tell you today, you if that idea the just was It sorry“I’m really today, you tell for ruiningceremony. your I didn’t Nash had no words to offer me. I could not tell if tell not I could me. offer to Nash had no words To annoyed. mildly or just me mad at was he I deflated, no longer caring if this were a romantic movie ending. Those movies never captured never movies Those if longercaring no ending. deflated, I movie romantic a were this As Nash and Carla bickered quietly, I did what any normal wedding destroyer would do and normal would any I did what destroyer wedding quietly, As Nash and Carla bickered of end “When quoting busy back too the I heard I had been conversation. Nash’s “…Liv.” I turned up in a sign of hands my around, putting me,” caught you here “I came resign. “Okay, I had seen countless romantic comedies before this disaster. The formula girl simple; seemed disaster. this before comedies romantic countless I had seen OBSERVER
sport’s car with sport’s your crush that finallywas noticedRealyou. It notwas love a always romantic comedy. make. to willing be to had you sacrifices and conversations, meaningful cream, Raspberry ice Black about going off ride to I wasn’t I knew pink this beautiful how no matter day Nash that with sunset the into of complexity the as riding off as easy love, pure wasn’t It someone. loving in a cool sunset the into book is To Kill a Mockingbird. It hit me like when we moved in together, like when you and I used to and I used you when like in together, moved we when like me hit It Kill a Mockingbird. book is To you I loved you told I should have that I realized when Or like getting about talk married other. each to But when I saw that you were getting married, that you loved someone who was not me, the feeling the me, not was who someone getting married, were loved you that you that I saw when But flourished again likethat nightwhen we forwent Woodland’s that to concert where you kissed me. It Raspberry Black was cream ice favorite my or that favorite my that remembered you when like me hit everything done feeling. that stop to I’ve me, Believe you. I love because here I came on a whim. today when Nash confronted me. I was determined to make this into my own romantic comedy. If comedy. romantic determined own I was my into this a not make to me. Nash confronted when myself coach to I tried Witherspoon. inner Reese my channeled give to speech a reasonable through loses guy, loses girl guy, fights for guy guy, falls in lovewith girl again, or viceversa. I had never included of full This future churches predicament calculations. or momentary my skills to in verbal lapses wives, relatives,
I cringed at Nash’s acknowledgment ofacknowledgment fall plan had been my I realized that moment I cringed this at Nash’s at was It me. of in front Frozen, ing apart up. I had stood moment the since wedding the I hoped church, entire the the
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 1/11/12 12:28 PM OBSERVER
the best not to upset him.
Take note: if Take it’s by a former played Marine, being U.S. the hero’s forums.syfy.com
- - 0126_RiseAgainst_qtr_SNHU.indd 1 7 7
Kormakur exceeds theKormakur exceeds In short, Gordon” is to “Flash predictions ofpredictions release January a date with an opening box weekend office profit good $24,000,000. With mately ofperformances an extraordinary by approxi cast, this entertaining film they knowing members audience leaves view. to money their waste did not counterfeit bills back to the Unitedthe to bills back counterfeit The he family from Panama. States soon protect to do anything would a riveting a targetbecome reveal to conclusion. my generation what “Tron: Legacy” generation “Tron: what my light pleasure a guilty one: this is to turn just can anyone that show offThe only brain and enjoy. their I’m head-banging is that difference of instead Queen to dancing robot art excellent – both Punk Daft to mind you. ists, it it as I was drawn into soundtrack – a killer main draw the film’s of one by entirely almost produced Queen. bands, rock favorite my The film also has form in the B-grade power star of some classic Shakespearian trained classically Locksley (Lord Brian Blessed actor of Hood: Prince from “Robin and a briefThieves”) appearance (Director/Riff O’Brien Richard by Raff Horror from “The Rocky Show”). Picture
What Would You Hide to Protect You Family? Family? Hide to Protect You You What Would
This show is often viewed as viewed This is often show In a business where trust where In a business does
offense to the liberties the the with to offense taken noticedI hardly but material, source Flash and Dale must survive the must and Dale Flash ofweirdness Mongo and over Ming. Emperor throw “so-bad-it’s-good” prototypical the Dino by produced was It movie. proud line whose Laurentiis De of B-grade films include It Barbarian” and “Dune.” the “Conan 80’s cheesy, from classically suffers and effects and special acting style fans of take may original comic the (Melody Anderson) crash into the crash Anderson) (Melody observatory of Hans Zarkov Dr. a former NASA scientist (Topol), that see man to only and the of string the disasters natural result the are recently happening of doctor the by Kidnapped Ming. earth, him save help to and forced not exist, Farraday is forced to forced is Farraday exist, not event in the cases unwanted tackle of trying smuggle to of millions audience along with once along with audience international smugglerwell-known When (Wahlberg). Chris Farraday makes in law brother Farraday's smuggler long time with a deal boss Tim Briggs Ribisi),(Giovanni the into steps back Farraday his only not save to business the protect to but in law brother oflives his family.
Cult of the Classic: Flash Gordon (1980)
Arts Entertainment & Movie Review: Contraband Review: Movie Copy Editor and Chad Marden
Opinion Editor Maranda Twombley
Creative Editor and Arts Flash (Sam J. Jones) is a star Jones) J. (Sam Flash When I firststarted this Contraband is a well-craftedContraband Rating 4/5 Rating thriller, action fast-paced In this and Entertainment Editor Filmfilia.com
January 25, 2012
and his co-passengerhis and Arden Dale their tyrannical emperor Ming the emperor tyrannical their Flash Sydow). von (Max Merciless the forces of forces the Mongo planet and quarterback on a flight back from by earth when is attacked vacation the words of words the “kick let’s tagline, the Gordon.” “Flash with Flash” some that startedthat In obsession. on this me and still enjoy it is a great feeling. So is a great it enjoy and still feeling. I will today, share with you the film down for a movie you know is bad know you for a movie down would shine out among all others – among all others out shine would sitto able Being classic. camp the was one genre one ofwas I knew that movie column over three years ago, there ago, years three over column adventure which takes the takes which adventure suspense, action, and adventure. and adventure. action, suspense, delivers good parts balanced delivers of or a nail biter on the edge on the or a nail biter of their Kormakur Baltasar Director seat. either in a relaxed state of state in a relaxed either suspense Mark Wahlberg keeps the audience the keeps Mark Wahlberg
- - January 25, 2012 Being Being the first book inthe In such a fresh way of way a fresh In such thisin character Each in theaters hit to Set
the high packed emotions expressed emotions high packed the text.in the The a Hunger was Games trilogy, Collins’ simplisticgreat beginning. makes style writing deliberate and Even read. enticing but an easy this orfiction science aren’t who readers a series this give should fans fantasy truly was tryone novel this because down. put be cannot that and enters the Hunger the and enters Games baker’s local the Peeta, alongside son. in ruin, world a future presenting with presented is reader the that realization frightening the entertainment life. precious tromps challengesThis novel bestselling of views the It human nature. Katniss follows a journey on of survival hands of the at a corrupt government. the in a twist to Due rule new a year this (hint: line plot Katnissis implemented) make must only for not account that decisions survival. own her is unforgettable; audience the novel Katniss’ by storyis captivated tell by and challenged ing techniques competition, on the stance Peeta’s all a gameis it him? Or are to Collins creates real? feelings Peeta’s incorporating entirely, world a new and a rever technologies futuristic of times other to sion survival in upon a drastic based human history, system. class social TheMarch, Hunger is Games being transformed into a film. Panem see to interesting be will It to come and characters materialize encompass to a dubious task but life
Megan Kidder Co-Editor in Chief The Hunger Games Series as the ever suppressing ever as the government figuresthat previously (districtdistrict abolish an entire The Capitolthirteen) for uprising. Hunger the uses in order Games thein fear and power establish to of citizens helpless Used Panem. as a form of entertainment, the ages youth their requires Capitol theirenter to eighteen to twelve one children, every two year names, from picked girl, are and one boy each district to fight tothe death at Victory Capitol. the the to is fame riches district, and their winner one possess. don’t citizens most that of prize is the fame than More life. When Katniss’ is called sister little to fight for district twelve, Katniss life sister’s her save to volunteers
8 8 Arts & Entertainment The is introduced Capitol Book Review: The Hunger Review: Book Games by Suzanne Collins by Suzanne Games Although marketed as a young marketed Although adult novel, Suzanne Collins’ Suzanne novel, adult The Hunger a just is not Games in a Set adolescent. book for the North post-apocalyptic seemingly emerges as “Panem” America, Panem States. United new the districts, is separated twelve into categorized their necessity the by main meet We produces. area Katniss incharacter Everdeen coal the twelve, district native her Thedistrict. of theme survival is already prevalent in the first found poverty the to due chapters few in Katniss’ has she where district illegallyto in order borders cross sister little food for her for hunt to mother. and widowed – – – – –
(Stonger) (feat. Bruno Mars) (feat. Calvin Harris)
(feat. Nicki Minaj) (feat. Nicki (Glee Cast Version) (Glee Cast Version)
Top 10 Top ADELE Jessie J Jessie Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Tyga Rihanna LMFAO Glee Cast Rida Flo Kelly Clarkson David Guetta Single ChartsSingle Turn Me On Domino – & Free Wild Young, We Found Love Found We It – Sexy and I Know Without You You Without – Good Feeling Rack – City
Set Fire to the Rain - What Doesn't Kill You What Doesn't Kill You
2. 1. 9. 10. 7. 8. 4. 5. 6. 3.
Alex McKenzie Alex iTunes OBSERVER
the
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black