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New Orleans mayor defends return
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Ray Nagin defended his plan to return up to 180,000 people to the city within a week and a half despite concerns about the short supply of drinking water and heavily polluted floodwaters.
Coast Guard Vice Adm.
Editorial Cartoon
Opinion In Brief
In the past week, Americans have seen something they may not be used to in a president: admitting responsibility, explaining in clear terms what went wrong and providing possible solutions. It’s a welcome change and hopefully a trend that will continue.
In times of crisis the president’s main job is to comfort the public and provide a basis for hope.
Bad column, bad fix
I learned from my journalism class that many columns are completely unprofessional. Apparently columns tend to be self-absorbed, convoluted stories about the writer. God knows my column was.
This new insight makes me wonder if it is time to end these unsuitable columns for the sake of journalism.
Sports Briefs
Rams shut out by Terps 3-0
The only time the VCU found the net Sunday was on an own goal by a player defending a Maryland throw-in from the corner. Allowing two goals in the second half,
The Rams fell to 1-3 on the season.
Senior forward Dominic Oduro (Accra, Ghana) had three VCU’s seven shots as the black and gold struggled offensively in the second round of the Maryland/Adidas Classic.
Saints give people hope
Watching and reading reports of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina I realized that some of the simple luxuries I take for granted take a backseat to things that are truly important.
I am fortunate to lead a fairly “normal” life, which many people in the Gulf Coast lost more than two weeks ago.
Bad bounce for volleyball team
The ball did not bounce in the Rams’ favor as the Virginia Commonwealth University volleyball team dropped its match to William and Mary Tuesday night 3-1.
However, the Rams proved they could play with one of the best teams in the conference.
“I’m disappointed because we believe we can win every game,” senior team captain Griselle Lopez Pereira (Caguas, Brazil) said following the match.
Weird News
Police pull man from toilet waste tank
A U.S. man was arrested after a teenage girl saw him staring up at her from a cesspit below a toilet seat.
Police pulled the 45-year-old from the waste tank under a public toilet at a beauty spot in Albany, New Hampshire.
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Fever Pitch
Ben (Jimmy Fallon) is many things to his girlfriend. He is a fantastic person, great with kids and – did somebody mention – a Boston Red Sox fanatic? Once Lindsey Meeks (Drew Barrymore) discovers the latter, their relationship becomes stressed as she puts up with the constant facts and figures that run through an avid fan’s brain.
‘Makai Kingdom’ review
With so much potential, it’s a pity that “Makai Kingdom” has any flaws at all.
The latest in a series of tactical role-playing games produced by Nippon Ichi Software, “Makai” is a strong game despite a few key flaws.
Nippon Ichi has cornered the market for tactical RPGs in the vein of “Final Fantasy Tactics” and “Ogre Battle” during the last few years, releasing a series of well-designed games that usually add something new or inventive to the genre.