March 2009
A Show of Resistance
By Broadside Contributor Michael Gryboski
Over the last couple of weeks, a lot of attention has been focused on our university. It was not because of our basketball team, but because of the student body’s election of a drag queen as our Homecoming Queen. Ryan Allen, also known as Reann Ballslee, has created headlines for major newspapers and cable news television, as well as plenty of YouTube videos and blog postings. Some see this as a great step forward for inclusiveness, to others it’s a big joke, and to others still it’s a disgrace.
OPINION: Steroids, The Never Ending Story
By Broadside Correspondent Chris Demarco
When we finally thought the end of the steroids era was near, another bombshell erupts. The deemed savior of our nation’s pastime, Alex Rodriguez, was accused and later admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during his time with the Texas Rangers. The feeling of shock fell over the entire league with the sudden announcement. A-Rod was supposed to save the game from the very drug he admits to using. It is like our very own “Say it ain’t so, Joe” moment.
OPINION: Move On Major League Baseball
By Broadside Staff Writer Foxhall Parker
In front of a joint session of Congress last Wednesday, President Barack Obama said, “We have lived through an era where too often, short-term gains were prized over long-term prosperity.”
President Obama was not speaking about the issue of steroids in baseball, but he
very well could have been.
The president was speaking about the tenuous state of the U.S. economy, but he did not blatantly place blame on his predecessor for the economic predicament. Nor did he say what should have been done or denigrate those who made mistakes.
Beer and Loathing in Panama City
- By Broadside Correspondent Carlos Perez
Taking drugs is a risky thing. Not in the sense that you might develop an addiction; there are plenty of episodes of Intervention and commercials with talking dogs to tell you that. It is what happens after taking the plunge and just saying “yes” instead of just saying “no” that really determines what happens after you come down.
The Pain of Buying Textbooks
By Student Body President Zack Golden
Buying textbooks at the beginning of each semester has become a ubiquitous problem. Every semester, students have to deal with the frustrations that come from newer editions that prevent selling back older books, prices comparable to a down payment on a new car and finding the money to pay for their books before the first week of classes.
Area News in Brief
Inova Ranks Among Top 50 Hospitals
A data-driven list by HealthGrades America has ranked Northern Virginia’s largest hospital, Inova Fairfax, among the top 50 hospitals in the nation. Rankings were based on mortality and complication rates in handling 26 common procedures and conditions over a six-year span. Procedures and conditions included heart attack and pneumonia, as well as a wide range of surgeries and body part replacements.
Campus News in Brief
By the Broadside News Staff
Mertens Endow Creative Writing Scholarship
President Alan Merten and his wife, Sally Merten, have created the Otto Scholarship, a new endowed creative writing scholarship named in honor of Sally’s parents, G. Louise and Anthony J. Otto. The Otto Scholarship marks the fourth scholarship the Mertens have endowed. The others are the College of Health and Human Services’ Eric G. and Melissa H. Merten Endowed Scholarship; the School of Management’s Ruth A. and Gilbert E. Merten Endowed Scholarship; and the Music Performance/Vocal Studies program’s Kathleen A. Lieder and Lloyd C. Fell Student Scholarship Endowment.
Set List from Sunday March 1st
1. Blitz "Time Bomb"
2. Daycare Swindlers "No Place Like Home"
3. Roger Sisters "Zero Point"
4. Stiff Little Fingers "78 RPM"
5. Sexy Magazines "Take Some Time"
6. Shakedowns "Fistful of Soul"
7. 5,6,7,8's "Arkansas Twist"
8. The Misfits "Hate the Living, Love the Dead"
PHOTOS: Why We Love Our Bodies
In honor of last week's celebration of Positive Body Image Awareness Week, C2M Reporter Brenda Shepard went around campus and asked students what they liked best about their bodies. See their responses below, and comment with your own.
- Junior history major Denelle Ryan: “I’m positive about my body because when I take care of it, it takes care of me.”
- Sophomore photography major Luke Fontana: “It’s all downhill from here, so just take care of your body as best you can and love it in all stages of life.”
- Junior English major Katie Robinson: “I like that I can walk.”
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