What’s the Buzz?
The buzz is Mel Gibson may bring the passion of the Pope John Paul II to the big screen. The director of “The Passion of the Christ,” and a Roman Catholic, GIbson will turn the late pope’s story into a movie, according to the New York Post.
DMX, the troubled rapper who was jailed last year after impersonating a cop in order to steal a car, was arrested this weekend for driving without a license and causing a three-car collision involving a police cruiser.
Rapper Foxy Brown pleads not guilty to $20 nail salon brawl
NEW YORK (AP) – Foxy Brown says she didn’t beat up two nail salon workers over a $20 pedicure.
“A $20 pedicure? Are you serious?” she joked to reporters Monday outside the courtroom where she pleaded not guilty to assault over the August 2004 incident.
“I mean, look at me!” she said.
‘Amityville’ digs up $23.3 million for first-place debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The Amityville Horror” returned from the dead with a vengeance, with the gory update of the 1970s fright flick taking in $23.3 million to top the weekend box office.
The previous weekend’s No. 1 movie, the African desert adventure “Sahara,” slipped to second place with $13.
Moby still affected by early poverty
NEW YORK (AP) – Even though he’s now a rich musician, Moby is still affected by the poverty of his youth.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Moby said he and his mother grew up on welfare in a tony section of Connecticut.
“I was the only poor person I’d ever met, and it has kind of given me this lifelong feeling that I’m a second-class citizen, because in my formative years I was a second-class citizen,” he told the AP.
Porn star, ex-porn addict debate ethics of adult film industry
Porn star Ron Jeremy argued in favor of pornography, while self-described sex addict Michael Leahy argued against it at a debate at the Siegel Center. Jeremy, the spokesman for the adult film industry, and Michael Leahy have debated each other four times prior to Tuesday night’s meeting.
Engineering professor recieves high honor
Gov. Mark Warner and the Virginia General Assembly recently named Hadis Morko
Do calculators give students an unfair advantage?
After arguing for more than an hour, Sens. John Michelli and Emad Maghsoudi dropped their hand-calculator bill after the Senate last Monday amended the measure on a 21-4-6 vote.
Michelli said he was shocked about the action.
“I was both surprised and disappointed when the Senate decided to strike,” he said.
VCU to apply for two-tier status
Virginia will begin testing a new law July 1 that gives the state’s senior-level public colleges and universities wide-ranging opportunities for self-governance in exchange for committing to a set of state-education goals.
The measure passed both legislative chambers of the Virginia General Assembly in late February, and Gov.
Housing fair brings landlords and students together
Since VCU’s Off-Campus Housing Fair, Fran Mason, a rental agent for Fanapartments.com who attended, said she has been busy answering about 30 phone calls daily from interested renters.
“It’s more a way of sharing ideas and developing relationships with the school and other people in the district,” Mason said.
Weird News
Sonic savers
Authorities in St. Petersburg, Russia, are offering prizes to the person who can find the best way of saving hedgehogs from being hit by cars. This project hopes to bring awareness to this problem. Contestants can submit details including pictures of any type of device that may spare some hedgehog lives.