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Week of April 30


Mother's Day shopping madness
If you have been to the mall lately, chances are you have noticed several large banners advertising Mother’s Day.

Beat the winter blues
After a long, hard winter, springtime in Erie is great for enjoying the outdoors.

Seniors look to the future
To all Mercyhurst College graduates: It’s time to turn the page and begin another chapter.

Week of April 23


Fashion hits and misses at CMT awards
Country Music Television hosted its annual music awards ceremony last week in Nashville. The events roster of guests was surprisingly diverse.

It's written in the stars

Astrology involves the art of interpreting a star’s position at the moment of a person’s birth.

 

Week of April 16


Music icons 'Rock the Catwalk'

Lights, camera, action. Last week, the Mercyhurst College fashion merchandising club put on its fashion show, Rock the Catwalk, which proved to be an entertaining delight for viewers of all ages.

 

Going shopping? Try text messaging

A new service offered by Amazon.com lets shoppers purchase items by text messages on cell phones.

 

Week of April 9


Stop whining, increase happiness

As a society, we should learn to recognize our excessive use of both positive and negative attributes that are emphasized through speech.

 

Students get involved in campaigns

Excitement and passion surround the political process at Mercyhurst College. Among other tasks, students have been campaigning for the presidential election making calls, distributing literature by door-to- door and rallying support from constituents.

 

 

Week of April 2


Clinton stick to what works best

As Sen. Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night at her rally in the Mercyhurst College Athletic Center, "It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush. It will take another to clean up after this one."

 

Celebs endorse political candidates

Roll out the red carpet. Hollywood has spoken and the race to the White House is on.

 

Week of March 26


'Rock the Catwalk'

The Fashion Merchandising Club will be the host of a fashion show to benefit the Mercy Center for Women in Erie. The show is planned to take place on April 11 in the Taylor Little Theater at 7:30 p.m.

 

New sites prove entertaining

If creating catchy names for Internet service sites was a contest, these two would certainly take the cake.

 

Week of March 12


'Project Runway' has fierce finale

Project Runway’s popularity and fan base over its four-year lifespan seems to be getting larger and larger each year. Reality television indeed has its pitfalls, but sometimes the genre can serve to demonstrate an undeniable truth.

 

'Indiana Jones' whips back to the big screen

It has been more than a decade since the last movie, but the sound of a whip cracking and the word archaeology still brings to mind the same name. Indiana Jones is a movie franchise that is over 20 years old but still one of the most popular action and adventure flicks in history.

 

Week of March 5


Mercyhurst students prepare for the work force

After completing four years of college and obtaining a degree, many Mercyhurst College students will enter the work place. The question on many minds is simply, “Are they equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to feel successful?”

 

Sprint offers innovative cell phone plan

In our technology-driven society, it seems that we want to be able to do more than just talk on our cell phones. Using mobile phones to send various forms of data, including Web surfing, e-mail, and the ever popular text messaging are becoming more and more important to cell phone users.

 

Week of Feb. 4


Debunking college myths

Excitement, anticipation, fear, nervousness and freedom. All of these are emotions that students can remember feeling when they began their first term at Mercyhurst College.

 

Popular lingo: Funny or confusing?

Communication continues to expand, maybe faster than rock and roll, rap and possibly even the Beatles.

 

Week of Jan. 28


Cafe or kitchen for food?

As freshmen we all came to the ’Hurst with little to choose from as to where we ate our meals.

 

Tuned in? Find the best places to download and buy music

Some say downloading music is a freedom of technology. If your identity is at stake, will it matter if the song was free?

 

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Police log map

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