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A Salue to Hood's "Unsung Heroes"

By Josie Wawrzyniak

"It is nearly 7:00 pm Friday Night and it looks like the Big Storm is here (at Hood)…it is snowing pretty hard and the Hood streets and driveways and steps are clear…this is because Jim Haines and his crew has been hard at work for hours and are all geared up to spend the night here working and clearing and shoveling… they did a superb job with the previous snowstorms and are repeating the performance…it is unmatched in my opinion…they are truly dedicated workers doing their all to keep the campus open passable and safe!!" - Len Latkovski "I want to express my sincere appreciation to the Facilities Division, Campus Safety, Food Service, Student Life and many others for your heroic service provided to our students.

Edge of Darkness

By Jarred Braxton

Based on a 1985 BBC miniseries about a homicide detective who investigates his daughter's death, Director Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale,") and Mel Gibson ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon,") take audiences to the, "Edge of Darkness." Gibson plays Boston homicide detective Thomas Craven, who has just welcomed his daughter Emma, back home from her internship.

Hood Winks 'N Blinks

By Sally Dawes '50

October 24, 1947 Personally, I wish that the swimming pool were finished. In this weather I could dive right in and float around all day. Ya know, news is a gettin scarce around here and I'm beginning to wonder if you people are locking yourselves up in you rooms with your books or something just as horrible! However, no matter how black the situation may seem we always have a few enterprising students who manage to get away for the weekend.

Mermaid Avenue Preview

Hood's next production will be a unique blend of music and improvisation. Theatre Director Joe Brady is preparing an original production that will draw inspiration from Billy Bragg and Wilco's 1998 collaboration "Mermaid Avenue." The popular modern folk acts used previously unheard lyrics by Woody Guthrie to create a Grammy nominated album, which they named after the folk legend's home street.

Danielle's Classic Punk Mixtape

Ten Songs to Spike Your Hawk To

Punk. What is punk music? According to the Oxford English dictionary, "punk rock" is defined as "a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s." In contrast to true punk form, I have decided to provide you with ten songs that actually fit a definition.

Race Women, Race Man

Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Gloria Richardson, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Lindsay Cogdill

As a part of Hood's commitment to celebrating diversity, Dr. Sharon Harley, a renowned African-American Studies historian, gave a lecture on January 28 entitled "Race Women, Race Man: Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Gloria Richardson, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hellbilly Deluxe 2

Horror rocker turned horror movie director Rob Zombie is back at it again with his new album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", the sequel to his previous hit album "Hellbilly Deluxe". The album was finally released on February 2 after a three-month push off, and has been creating decent buzz in the alternative music world.

Shutter Island

By Jarred Braxton

The dream team of Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese and his protégé, Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Departed," "Gangs of New York," "Aviator,") are back together to give audiences a taste of insanity in their latest motion picture, "Shutter Island.

The Craft of Warcraft

Group Mechanics: Know Your Role

By Gardner

Perhaps one of the most vexing things in World of Warcraft nowadays is the strain of leveling a fresh character. Far too often, when using the Random Dungeon Finder in the early levels, we are confronted with a very serious problem: the ignorance of individuals on the other side of the computer who do not know their roles.

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