Tag Archive | "December 6 2011"
The truth behind the Princeton Review
by Corey Nethen When the news surfaced that Salisbury University had been ranked second on a list of “The 10 Schools that Study the Least,” it hit faculty and students hard. The list was conducted by the admissions consulting company The Princeton Review, and the data was then reposted through an online article written by [...]
Continue reading...Main Street Merchants: Challenged to hold onto artistic legacy
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
by Katelyn Draper The buzz of cars on Route 50 dulls, replaced only by the sound of dried leaves scattering down the sidewalk and the light footsteps of a mailman in front of Eric Ludwig’s Downtown Barber Shop. Inside the hit show “Everybody Loves Raymond” playing in the background and Hot Wheels racecars under a [...]
Continue reading...Students travel during winter break
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
After the rush of exams has finally subsided, students are left with a full month before the start of the spring semester. Rather than stay at home, many Salisbury University students have chosen to travel abroad. Amanda Stone, a sophomore with a double major in conflict and dispute and resolution and environmental science, will be [...]
Continue reading...Junior wins $30 grand by making commercials
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
by Brianna Williams Salisbury University junior Max Millhausen has earned a total of $30,000 while honing his skills as a new media student in his dorm room in Chesapeake Hall. Millhausen creates commercials and other promotional items by entering several advertisement contests. As a sophomore, he won $7, 500 in a contest for the Acuvue [...]
Continue reading...Lynching case exposes Salisbury’s secret past
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
by Julie Messick Eighty years ago, the rope used to lynch a black lumber worker was cut up into pieces tucked away by some of the 2,000 spectators, and his story remains as part of the hidden history of Salisbury. Matthew Williams was accused of murdering his employer, Daniel Elliott. A mob of around 200 [...]
Continue reading...Athlete Spotlight: Mike Atikins
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Senior forward Mike Atkins has led the Sea Gulls to a 5-2 record, including a 68-65 win against pre-season No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan last Tuesday. The Broadneck, Md., native is averaging a team-high of 12.8 points per game, including 15 in the victory over Virginia Wesleyan. The Flyer sat down with Mike and asked him [...]
Continue reading...Camden Avenue covered in college trash
Monday, December 5, 2011
Traveling up and down Camden Avenue is almost like walking through an art gallery. The houses and yards that share a road with the campus are beautiful and are part of what makes Salisbury a nice place to live. However, many of the students that walk up and down Camden are not sight-seeing. People traveling [...]
Continue reading...Hooking up: Intentional misunderstanding
Monday, December 5, 2011
by Abigail Colby The term ‘hook up’ has become one of the most commonly-used phrases in a modern college student’s vocabulary and simultaneously one of the most widely-misunderstood phrases of our generation. Context clues can usually help students decipher whether one is referring to getting lunch or getting it on. However, many inferred meanings can [...]
Continue reading...Don’t drive while intoxicated
Monday, December 5, 2011
by Tyler Butler According to an email I received from Student Government Association President Jessica DePietro, Chief Barbara Duncan from the Salisbury Police Department is reporting that DUIs are up 34 percent this year from last year. That’s kind of scary, considering most of us share the roads with these idiots, for lack of a [...]
Continue reading...Keep counting your blessings after Thanksgiving
Monday, December 5, 2011
Thanksgiving 2011 has come and gone, but do not forget about the things we all need to be thankful for. While we all must be thankful for the most typical blessings during grace (food, shelter, clothes, clean water, clean air, family, friends, health, pets and love), let’s not forget about the things many people sometimes [...]
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