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Maroon 5

The Mosaic Interview: Maroon 5

Keyboardist Carmichael talks about band’s future plans

Maroon 5 visited the university last night and performed a sold-out concert to thousands of fans at the Bob Carpenter Center. The event was the Student Centers Program Advisory Board’s fall concert. The band, whose first major record debuted in 2002, features lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn and bass guitarist Mickey Madden.

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Upward Bound empowers disadvantaged students

 When William Marshall was at the university, most people didn’t sit and study in their rooms. Instead, the alumnus, who graduated in 1999, says, they walked through campus to the library, meeting people along the way. This interaction, he says, constitutes his definition of diversity.

Students give flight to Quidditch team at university

 At the university, Quidditch, the dominant school sport in the Harry Potter book series, isn’t just a sport for wizards, it may be a Muggle sport too. Freshman Topher Rooney says he created a Facebook group to put together a Quidditch team for the spring after he realized he missed playing sports. 1 comment

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The (non)essentials of food and fashion

 Meat: a luxury item or a necessary part of a balanced diet? Fur: a luxury item or a necessary part of a complete wardrobe? The debate is on. Junior Kelley Pyle defines a necessity as something one needs to live or function well, and she gives food and basic clothing as examples of such things — but there are some important exceptions to the classification.

Toms

TOMS Shoes a fitting fashion philanthropy

UDress, the university’s student-run fashion magazine, held a viewing of the documentary “For Tomorrow: The TOMS Shoes Story,” for its members on Monday Nov. 9 in Purnell Hall. The documentary was a preview for another TOMS Shoes-centered event, “Style Your Sole,” which will be held on Dec.

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‘Families’ celebrate Thanksgiving at university

The leaves are falling, the air is cooling and students are cooking! To kick off the holiday season many students are getting together with close friends to prepare a Thanksgiving feast of their own. Senior Meaghan Toole says she is gathering with seven of her close friends from freshman year to celebrate Thanksgiving a week before it’s here.

2012

Special effects can't save movie from disaster

“2012” doesn’t match up to director Roland Emmerich’s past disaster movies such as “Independence Day” or “The Day After Tomorrow.”

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Radio pirates keep music and film afloat

From the stormy waters of the North Sea come the airwaves of the illegal “Pirate Radio” ship named Radio Rock, its counter-culture broadcasts pillaging the shores of a conservative 1960s England day-in and day-out.

John Mayer

Battle scars show age: Battle Studies reviewed

John Mayer's latest album, Battle Studies, presents the rocker as dark and jaded.

50

Before I Self Destruct reviewed

50 Cent isn’t reinventing the wheel, or even his style — he’s still married to the heavyweight gun talk he’s delivered with patience and precision throughout his entire career.

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The Fall reviewed

Norah Jones’s fourth studio album, The Fall, is a major departure from the sound that made her famous.

delaware UNdressed: Putting the BF in BFF

When you meet someone and fall in love, you can’t help but want to spend most of your free time with them. And when you spend that much time with one person, and share a unique intimacy you don’t share with anyone else, they become the person you trust the most. 1 comment

Fashion Forward: Dogs in a blanket

We, in America, seem to love dressing things up. This is especially true when it comes to our faithful four-legged friends. It’s pretty commonplace to see someone’s canine companion accompany him or her to a coffee shop, on a park bench, bus or train.

Media Darling: Micropigs minimize the mess

When my closest childhood friend and I were little, her favorite animal was a pig. Usually she and I agreed on just about everything. However, her choice of animal was something I never quite understood or agreed with. Sure, I thought piglets were cute.

Mosaic Musings: A serious stance on entertainment

Entertainment journalism has a way of getting discredited. It’s not investigative reporting that uncovers scandal, or sheds light on an injustice of the world. It’s usually light profile pieces that are more fun than ground breaking. True, entertainment writing isn’t the stuff changing legislation, but it’s what excites me, and often times, it’s what moves me.