College TimesStories from the current online edition of College Times.The Baseball Project- August 14, 2008 Even for an effort that combines two of our favorite things - baseball and rock-and-roll - the Baseball Project exceeds expectations. The heavy hitters here, Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey (with the help of guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Linda Pitmon), knock this baby right out of the park.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Music/The-Baseball.Project-3398898.shtml Hollywood Targeted in 'Tropic Thunder'- August 14, 2008 This is the spectacular spectacle that Ben Stiller will be known for, the movie that all those years spoofing Hollywood, the industry he grew up in and the people who run it, were leading up to. "Tropic Thunder" is Ben Stiller's "Apocalypse Now." After this, nobody will dare make another Vietnam War epic.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Movies/Hollywood.Targeted.In.tropic.Thunder-3... Fear of Heights- August 14, 2008 In their first album since their guitarist's death, Hawthorne Heights sounds like a band on the verge of collapsehttp://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Music/Fear-Of.Heights-3398899.shtml UK's Paul Weller offers a successful solo- August 14, 2008 Paul Weller may not be the beloved father figure here that he is in England, but between the Jam’s mod-punk firebombs and the Style Council’s svelte soul, his place in rock history is secure.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Music/Uks-Paul.Weller.Offers.A.Successful.Sol... The Top Ten 'Bro' movies- August 14, 2008 With "Pineapple Express" taking rips off the box office this weekend, we decided to look at ten other "bro-love" comedies - specifically the comedies where dudes just might love their fellow man just a little too much.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Top10s/The-Top.Ten.bro.Movies-3398428.shtml Top Den Designer Condoms- August 14, 2008 Sex has been a staple in everyday life since the beginning of time, but just recently have condoms become cool, and it’s a damn good thing because safety is oh so important. If you want to be badass below-the-belt, then be sure when you wrap your tool to do it with style.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Top10s/Top-Den.Designer.Condoms-3398890.shtml Russia violates cease-fire, Bush says U.S. will send aid to Georgia- August 14, 2008 GORI, Georgia _ Russian troops, in violation of a cease-fire agreement reached on Tuesday, embarked Wednesday on what Georgian officials called a deliberate and systematic attempt to demolish what remains of the Georgian military. The actions ignited an angry response from the United States, with President Bush demanding that Moscow withdraw its forces from Georgia.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/RealNews/Russia.Violates.CeaseFire.Bush.Says.... Whites will be minority group by 2042, Census predicts- August 14, 2008 WASHINGTON - In a few decades, all Americans will be minorities. Non-Hispanic whites will drop below 50 percent of the population as early as 2042, according to U.S. Census Bureau projections to be released Thursday. That's about 10 years earlier than demographers previously had predicted, said Grayson Vincent, a demographer for the Census Bureau.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/RealNews/Whites.Will.Be.Minority.Group.By.204... Photos: Professional Bull Riding- August 14, 2008 Strap on your rope, boots and cowboy hats - we're going for a ride with the nation's most talented bull riders.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Visuals/Photos.Professional.Bull.Riding-33989... College students' credit card debt spurs concern- August 14, 2008 A recent survey by U.S. Public Interest Research Groups found that two-thirds of college students have at least one card, 70 percent pay their own monthly bills, and 24 percent have used their cards to help pay tuition.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/News/College.Students.Credit.Card.Debt.Spurs.... |