Rating: 2.5/4In the romantic comedy “The Wedding Date,” starring Deborah Messing and Dermot Mulroney, the main character Cat (Deborah Messing) hires male escort Nick (Dermot Mulroney) to be her date to her half-sister Amy’s wedding, where Cat’s ex-fianc, Jeremy, will be the best man. Cat’s in a state of crisis; […]

Kanye West protg John Legend is quickly becoming the next big thing in R&B, due to the success of his sophomore album, “Get Lifted.” Although audiences are just now sitting up and taking notice of the neo-soul newcomer, he’s already played and sometimes written for people like Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, […]

The eighth in the X series, “Mega Man X8” for the PlayStation 2, is a bit of a sour grape. Beloved Mega Man, who is called “X” in the X series, has teamed up with two buddies. Axl has a gun that can shoot repeatedly in different angles, and he […]

RWC English Professor Cynthia Crane has recently been awarded a faculty research grant from the University Research Council (URC). Prof. Crane will be using the grant of $4025 to continue work on a follow-up book to her first book, “Divided Lives,” entitled “The Myriad Faces of Addiction and Healing.” Prof. […]

On Monday, January 24, Dean Straker held an informal discussion with students and faculty in the One Stop Center. The students shared their thoughts, questions, and comments with the Dean. The forum started with 14 students and five faculty/staff/guests and ended with approximately 39 students and 11 faculty/staff/guests. Dean Straker […]

The United States has finally moved forward. Well sort of. I am talking about our dumb laws. I have recently learned of a few laws that were either revised or completely done away with. Unmarried women in Florida do not have to worry about being arrested for parachuting on Sundays. […]

There’s a scene in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” in which Willy Lowman is in his boss’s office for the last time, and, if I remember correctly, he is begging his boss not to let him go, to give him another chance. And while Willy is pleading with him, […]

It is with great reluctance that I have had to accept the currently popular label of Soccer Mom. Yes, I have a mini-van, overflowing with old Happy Meal toys, wet wipes and emergency gold fish snacks. I am also a mother to two children who constantly need to be schlepped […]

The topic of eBay’s rising fees is getting too hot to handle. In The Activist‘s first issue of Winter Quarter, I observed eBay’s decision to raise fees and made statements regarding eBay store owners and their threats to shut down their stores. Some store owners have already closed up shop. […]

When the New England Patriots squeaked by the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl XXXIX, I wouldn’t say I was exactly surprised. I was parked in front of the television watching the game on Fox, wearing my aged Bledsoe jersey, only slightly concerned when the score was tied after three quarters. […]