Veloso explains uses for robots, artificial intelligence
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life EditorThe work of Manuela Veloso, Herbert Simon professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and president of the Association for the Advancement…
Inaccuracies in Argo showcase dangers in diplomacy
BY GRACE MEREDITH ’16 Contributing Writer Every year, magazine devotees, film trivia addicts, and the average American film attendee unite and wait patiently for the annual Oscars. Sure enough, a…
Embracing robotics in our increasingly sci-fi present
BY SEAN SIMONEAU ’13 Contributing Writer While I wasn’t expecting the same turnout as last week’s Cornel West Common Hour, I was still a bit disheartened by the dramatic drop…
Amidst scandal, Pope steps down
BY KYLE GRACZYK ’16 Contributing Writer For the first time in over 600 years, the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, has voluntarily ceded power before death. Pope Benedict…
Sequester outlines discourse in modern politics
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff During the 1980s, the American people came to regard the Democratic Party as the establishment of amnesty, abortion, and acid. They valued ideology over…
Workshop teaches students skills in writing résumés, cover letters
BY ELIZABTEH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Office of Student & Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) held an in-person résumé and cover letter workshop in Booth Ferris, Thursday. A wide variety…
F&M commemorates The Rite of Spring’s centennial anniversary
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Lynn Matluck Brooks, the Arthur and Katherine Shadek professor of Humanities and Dance, served as moderator for The Rite of Spring — Choreography…
Provost Steiner wins fellowship, plans research trip to Greece
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16, SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer Ann R. Steiner, provost and dean of the faculty, will be going on an extended research trip to…
West discusses state of civil rights at Common Hour
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Acclaimed intellectual, author, and activist Cornel West delivered a talk entitled “The Struggle Continues” as part of Civil Rights Week during…
Cast of Vagina Monologues promotes V-Day message
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life Editor The Vagina Monologues, performed twice in the Green Room Theatre Friday, succeeded in doing what few shows can — it blended humor,…
After recent release, sky is limit for Nick Cave, Bad Seeds
Despite obvious darkness, Push the Sky redefines alternative rockers BY TESS MELCHREIT ’14 Contributing Writer Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, hailing from Melbourne, have released their 15th studio album,…
Finding fashion week: Nemo in New York
Designers find different ways to make cold hot BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer February’s Fashion Week, projecting styles for the Fall of 2013, proved to be more about the…
Atlas Genius creates exciting indie-pop sound with debut album
Australian brothers live up to band’s name with much anticipated release BY MAYA HARRINGTON ’16 Contributing Writer For those of you who haven’t heard, Atlas Genius is a newly-emerged band…
Writer-producer Mazzara walks away from Walking Dead
After two years, critically-acclaimed television show searching for new brain BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ ’15 Contributing Writer AMC’s popular show The Walking Dead is losing its second show runner in three…
Surround yourself with beneficial “People Committee”
BY BRIONA PRICE ’16 Staff Writer I worry way too much. For example, I should be used to lab by now, but I still get extremely anxious each Friday before…