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Meet Your New Student Government President

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Before the break students voted on who would be a part of next year's CLAS Student Government.

Club Gives Henna Handouts to Aid Accused Alumni

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Muslim Women's Education Initiative held a henna tattoo workshop and bake sale on April 14 in Whitehead to raise money for a campaign directed towards freeing a Brooklyn College alumnus from prison.

Dred Scott' Holds Forum about Controversial Artwork

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In early April, the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) of Fort Greene hosted an artist talk with Dred Scott, one of the most controversial artists featured in Brooklyn.

Students Urge Senate and House to Consider Cheaper Textbooks

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Student groups sent a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton and members of New York congressional delegation, on April 15 asking for affordable textbook prices.

UEFA Champions' League Semi-Final Leg One Kicks Off To An Even Draw

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The world's most prestigious soccer club competition once again took center stage last week as the final four teams battled it out for a coveted place in the finals up for grabs.

For the third time in four seasons, Liverpool took on Chelsea in a semi-final casual fans were praying wouldn't happen after the abysmal displays put on in the previous two encounters.

On the Ball: Jet's Night at Shea?

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tonight is Jets Night at Shea Stadium. Yep, you read that right: JETS NIGHT AT SHEA STADIUM.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - We Wish We Could

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

From the guys who brought you Knocked Up and Superbad comes the next summer comedy smash hit blablabla. Is anyone else getting tired of the way so-called "Team Apatow" is being marketed?

This Week in Celeb News

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

And we thought it was going to last. Former View co-host Star Jones filed for divorce from her husband of three and a half years, Al Reynolds. The news comes somewhat of a surprise after Jones publicly gushed about her lavish New York City nuptials on The View back in 2004.

Charlie Wilson's War

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman hit another home run out of the ballpark, and into another zip code, with their political black comedy, "Charlie Wilson's War".

Steve Coogan - Britain's Finest Comic Finally Succeeds Stateside

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Having seen Hamlet 2 at a recent screening, we at the Excelsior were committed toward bringing you an opinion of a film that's due out some four months from now, in August. So what to make of such a film?

The House That Buffy Built

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

No matter what it's called, The WB or CW, the worst run network on television is on WPIX Channel 11, and not even the Man of Steel can save it.

Fifteen Minutes of Shame is Worth Fifteen Minutes of Praise

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With Spring Break heralding in the bikini season, we all need a good book to drag out to the beach to distract our eyes.

Lisa Daily's Fifteen Minutes of Shame is that book.

The heroine, Darcy, is instantly lovable though quickly victimized by her cheating husband, on national television, in the middle of a book tour.

Video Game Developers Take Further Steps to Combat Piracy

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Xbox 360 is largely responsible for ushering in the era of DLC, or downloadable content.

In this current generation publishers aren't through trying to earn your money once the retail copy of the game hits shelves.

Now they have a whole new avenue to separate you from your money, through online purchases.

Professor's Play Premiers This May

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Professor Sharman is a cultural anthropologist who has most recently been busy putting out an off-Broadway play entitled "The Small of Her Back", which tries to explain what happens when the world of online anonymity collides with the real world.

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Through Two Films

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Films can help an audience to connect and to empathize with the characters, despite their flaws. In this manner they can educate us, if not in hard facts, in how to be more compassionate and more human individuals.

Seniors Display Talent at Honors Lounge Art Show

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Honors Academy Art Committee organized their last student art show of the semester on Thursday, April 17 in the Honors Lounge.

Unprotected Text: How We Tlk Thru Txts MsgN 2 Othrs

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It's something people do everywhere: on the bus, in the classroom, on the street and in our homes--text message.

The Great Lost Tradition of Naming

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

William Shakespeare once wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." For those of you who skipped high school English, he's basically saying names aren't important. If you were to call a rose a toilet, it would still smell like a fragrant flower.

Crushing Your Cruel Cravings

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cravings are the reason many of us cannot get into the shape we desire. No amount of burning calories in our daily activities will address weight loss if we cave into cravings. This year's biggest trend is an attempt to curve those craven cravings by detoxing.

Rules for Your Next Soiree

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I know that we are in the prime partying years of our life, and we all feel that we know how to conduct ourselves, but here are a few tips to help us better help ourselves in a party situation.

Trading in the Fear of Failure for the Hope of Success

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The human experience, ravaged of all dreams, is a bleary existence. The days accumulate, the nights pass, and all that is left are wispy, gray memories. It is a deathly, sloth-like existence with etches of the saddest grays, mourning blues and the green-brown color of dirty water.

China and Human Rights: A long Overdue Uproar

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

China is a very big place, with a very big population and a very, very lousy record of human rights violations. So if you're looking for a political controversy to keep you entertained this summer, the 2008 Beijing Olympics is probably it.

France Outlaws Heroine Chic

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the world of fashion, there are few individuals who hold the power. We tend to revere and adulate these fashionistas of the industry.

Weapons of Mass Reduction

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

So the war has begun. We've assessed the situation and it turns out it's worse than we originally thought, but it's okay.