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Vampire Fans, Head to Head: Twilight

Twilight mania is worth all the hype.

I’d heard his name for months before we ever actually met. Everywhere I went, it was passed between female lips as a whisper, lingering softly at the edge like the sweet smoke of a much-needed cigarette, a secret addiction simply too good to give up. 3 comments

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Vampire Fans, Head to Head: True Blood

Sexual appeal of True Blood relies on changes in American society.

A tall, pale and handsome vampire, fangs exposed and muscles rigid, hisses out the words “Sookie is mine.” With a vibrating twitch a body blurs across the screen, pinning down his all-too-eager prey. Every time I hear Bill Compton utter those three words, or watch Vampire Eric flash his smile and flex his physique, I feel the inner night crawler tingle in my darkest being. 1 comment

swine

Serious swine should be publicized

Students not informed about potential cases of flu

There have been 333 influenza-like cases on campus since the beginning of this school year, but  most students remain unsure about any of the outbreaks. Unlike last semester, the university has not announced the cases because, thus far, they have not proven to be dangerous.

Political center lacks definition

Center full of promise but needs concrete explanation

David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt, Obama’s and McCain’s campaign managers, respectively, during the 2008 election, will aid in creating a political communication center on campus in the upcoming year. Another step towards increasing the role of the university in the political stratosphere, the center will team up political science and communications professors who will use a university grant of $25,000 to complete political research.

Letter to the Editor

Professor finds ‘Excellence’ slogan to be cliché

In case you haven’t noticed, there is a new UD slogan being promulgated: “Excellence in everything we do.”  Philosophy students will recognize this as a great example of a self-falsifying statement.  It’s like the lyrics from the old Weird Al song: “This song’s just five words long. 3 comments