College TimesStories from the current online edition of College Times.Intimate setting for two big names- August 14, 2008 It’s not every day you get to see the lead singer of a favorite band performing solo, in an intimate (see: teeny-tiny) venue. So when two lead singers from groups instrumental to the rise of pop-punk in the late-’90s tour the country in a string of stripped-down affairs, you know you’re in for something special.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Calendar/Intimate.Setting.For.Two.Big.Names-3... Jack Black talks 'Tropic Thunder' and how he got the girl- August 14, 2008 They teach it in Interviewing 101: find common ground with your subject. But when your subject is rich, famous, plump and happy Jack Black, that might be tricky. Do your homework and there, in the details of his 2006 wedding to cellist Tanya Haden, is the hook.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Movies/Jack-Black.Talks.tropic.Thunder.And.Ho... Pimpin' ain't easy, unless you're in politics- August 14, 2008 I don’t know much about politics, but I do know one thing – politics and pimp status go hand-in-hand. When you’re a politician and P-I-M-P, it’s all about multi-tasking and effectively managing your time spent on work and more importantly play.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Blogs/Pimpin.Aint.Easy.Unless.Youre.In.Politi... Full-coverage swimwear helps religiously devout have fun in the sun- August 14, 2008 When Shereen Sabet made the decision to become a more devout Muslim, she was ready to adhere to the religion's modest dress code: A woman must wear clothing to cover her entire body, except for her face, hands and feet, in public.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Style/FullCoverage.Swimwear.Helps.Religiously... New procedure could reduce brain surgery risks- August 14, 2008 Neurosurgeon Ben Warf is trying to change 50 years of surgical practice one patient at a time. He opens a small hole in the brain of Naphtalie Bazile, a 10-month-old Haitian girl, and is about to use his novel technique to relieve her massively swollen head, caused by water on the brain _ or hydrocephalus.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/News/New-Procedure.Could.Reduce.Brain.Surgery... A hippie with bloodlust: My defense of mixed martial arts- August 14, 2008 My friends call me a hippie, but I love fighting - not uncontrolled street fights or war - but the kind in Fight Club and in mixed martial arts. To me, the art of combat, helps us evolve as human beings.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Blogs/A.Hippie.With.Bloodlust.My.Defense.Of.M... In war-torn Afghanistan, the number of AIDS cases is on the rise- August 14, 2008 The man, thin as a coat rack, said he started shooting heroin because a friend told him it was easier to quit the needle than to stop smoking the drug. His friend died, and now the young man is dying too. The addict is 28, but sharp cheekbones and tiny wrinkles around his lips make him look much older.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/News/In.WarTorn.Afghanistan.The.Number.Of.Aid... Explore punk rock with this quiz and a photo exhibit- August 14, 2008 Almost everyone knows who Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, Joe Strummer and Lou Reed are. As the pioneers of punk rock, these gentlemen got out on stage and, as eccentric as they all were, rocked everyone’s sock off. But what about The Mumps, The Bags and The Germshttp://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Calendar/Explore.Punk.Rock.With.This.Quiz.And... Hot and Bothered- August 14, 2008 What to do when the sex sucks and not in a good way.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Sex/Hot-And.Bothered-3398892.shtml This Week in Concerts...- August 14, 2008 Tom Petty Comes to Town. Juicy Newt releases a CD. And Eyes Set to Kill does what they do best.http://www.ecollegetimes.com/news/2008/08/14/Calendar/This-Week.In.Concerts-3398881.shtml |