News Briefs
Elizabeth Smart returns to family Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom June 5, 2002, was returned to her family Wednesday. Police officers found her walking in a suburb of Salt Lake City with Brian David Mitchell, 49, a religious fanatic, and his wife Wanda Ilene Barzee, 59.
Bob’s spring break adventures
Bob enjoyed spring break and because no one wrote to me, I decided to share my spring break with you. There will be more questions and answers next week, assuming you send me some between now and then. I spent the week relaxing and in the surf and sand at Virginia Beach.
Soap Box
Spring Break ends! (mass hysteria ensues) Ah, spring break, the glorious institution where thousands of college students from all over flock to wherever they flock to for a week of rest, relaxation and partying. Now that this week has ended, reality has once again poked its ugly head out from under that pile of dirty clothes you swore you had washed weeks ago.
Ice Hockey Club makes national appearance
By the time you read this article, the VCU Ice Hockey team will have already played their first game at the national level. The Rams are competing at this year’s American Collegiate Hockey Association’s annual Division Three Men’s Hockey Tournament, held March 6-8 in Muskeegon, Michigan.
Rams ousted by Dragons in Richmond-hosted CAA tournament semifinal round
Ten teams came to the Richmond Coliseum for the 2003 CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with a chance to clinch the coveted automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, it was UNC-Wilmington for the second straight year and third time in the last four years who took home the trophy.
Zodiac Cookies
Aries: If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room. Taurus: If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving isn’t for you. Gemini: While most of your good judgements come from experience, most of your experience comes from bad judgements. Cancer: Your similarities to Snoopy make you who you are today.
The ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ lifts the Firehouse Theatre to new heights
The Firehouse Theatre Project has done it again with Sam Shepard’s “Curse of the Starving Class.” Thought provoking and dark, it centers around a family struggling to survive despite numerous setbacks.
D’oh’s and Woohoo’s
Well TV Guide has its “Cheers and Jeers” column so I thought I would make up my own version called “D’oh’s and Woohoo’s.”
Office of Health Promotion provides alternative to canceling classes
What happens if you are a busy professor who absent-mindedly booked your dentist appointment at the same time you are supposed to lecture to a class? What happens if you win plane tickets to your favorite city, but your 3 p.m. class meets the same time as your flight departs?
You contact the Office of Health Promotion to request that a guest lecturer teach your class during your absense.
The life and times of Ireland’s patron saint
March 17 is a celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. Maewyn Succat, as the saint was then called, was born in Britain around A.D 380. As a teen, he was abducted by Irish Marauders. He spent his time in captivity as a herdsman near the mountain Slemish.