I have a confession. I am completely addicted to celebrity gossip. It all began when I bought my first copy of US weekly. I'm not sure how old I was but a cover story about the original "Bennifer" seduced me and I have been an addict ever since. I love the "stars, their just like us!" page where on any given week you can see Tom Hanks pumping gas and Lauren from The Hills eating fro-yo. I love the bad fashions in the back where almost every week Courtney Love is photographed prancing around LA is some outrageous get up. Most of all I love the "Hot Stuff" section where I can always get my weekly fix of trash-tastic celebrity hook ups with stories like "K-Fed texts Lindsay!” (PS: I’m not making any of these up; I have actually read all these stories.)
Two years ago I developed a "tolerance" for my addiction and knew that I needed to kick it up to the next level. Sick of being out of the loop from Sunday until Thursday (Us Weekly was always put out at the local Jewel grocery store Thu ... more »
Posted: October 19, 2007 12:44 pm | 1 comment
Tags: 12 steps, article, celebrities, gossip, New York Times, psychology, research
Last Saturday I went with my father to the North End and we ate at this great restaurant called Carmen’s. It was located off Hanover Street. The ambiance was excellent and the menu was as well. I recommend the flat bread and the risotto. This is kind of a pricey restaurant but it is ideal if you want to splurge.
http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/food_drink/dining/documents/02765671.htm
Posted: October 22, 2007 1:14 pm | 0 comments
Tags: food, Italian, North End, Recommendations
Tomorrow there is a SGA in room C103 at 3:30. BE THERE!
We have Gerry Chaulk, the head of public safety at Simmons coming to senate. Additionally we representatives from the unfortunately defunct upward bound program, and finally a hot topic
discussion about student involvement on campus. Make sure you check it out... it should be a good one.
Part of my responsibilities as Vice President is to meet with Gerry on a regular basis to address student concerns. So if you are reading this and you have any feedback about public safety, feel free to email me at katherine.swanson2@simmons.edu. I also meet with Bill Concannon, the business manager for the college so if there are any concerns related to that office feel free to contact me.
Finally, a special shout out to Emma Willmann, AAO for SGA, who will be featured in an upcoming feature of “The Voce” in the “She is Simmons” article. Congrats Emma!
Posted: October 23, 2007 10:52 am | 0 comments
Tags: SGA
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He’s baccckkkkk! Chief Illiniwek has made a triumphant return to University of Illinois campus life on homecoming weekend after being banished not even one year ago.
A quick recap for those that don’t know: “The Chief” as he is referred to, was the mascot for the University of Illinois for 81 years. However, recently the chief has come under fire for being a symbol of racism. While most University’s did away with Native American mascots about 15 to 20 years ago (including my high school alma mater which was known as the “Cowboys” on the east campus and “Indians” on the west campus for many years) the University of Illinois stubbornly hung on to the chief claiming that he was a symbol of empowerment and pride. Finally, last February the chief was put to rest among much protest from students and alumni. He was allowed to return last weekend on several floats for the annual homecoming parade. The University ... more »
Posted: October 28, 2007 6:50 pm | 1 comment
Tags: mascots, race, University of Illinois
