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America's love affair with celebrities

In recent months, there has been an outbreak of celebrities caught with their pants down, so to speak. No one needs to be told that our country has an outright obsession with celebrities. A disbeliever only needs to stand in a grocery store check-out line and note all the tabloids screaming headlines about Jennifer Aniston's love life. (0) comments

When graduating high school every senior cannot wait to go on to college. So is there that same anticipation about going into the world? With only two weeks left of the fall semester, graduation is getting closer than ever. Portfolios are getting their finishing touches, oral presentations are being reviewed and people are studying for final exams. (2) comments

In a matter of weeks, finals, homework, and late night studying will be over, and students will be heading home to spend the holidays with families and friends. That means Christmas is almost here and there are gifts to be bought. What are students planning on buying for parents, significant others, or even best friends? Does price really matter when students are broke and in college? (1) comment

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Discrepancies at Chesapeake Dinning Hall

Dissatisfaction with the staple provider of food at Frostburg has developed into a boiling rage for some students. RHA President, Brett Shepherd, is one of these students. "A major factor in leaving campus is the food, because why would you want to eat lackluster food when you could go to Wal-Mart or Martin's? . (0) comments

December has arrived and another year in music is coming to an end. What will be remembered from 2009? Could it be the revival of bands you thought you had heard the last of? Will the loss of a hero sum up this past year? Lets not forget the new artists breaking through. (2) comments

I'm well aware that my articles aren't read like they used to be. I get it. I'm losing my touch. I'm curious about many things, I'm trying to be less insular. I'd like to know about you-- like what your favorite albums were of the past year. Then again, I realize that people don't buy albums anymore. (0) comments

Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward each contribute tremendous talent to their individual musical projects. Listeners know James from My Morning Jacket, Oberst and Mogis from Bright Eyes, and Ward from She and Him (alongside actress Zooey Deschanel), but together they form Monsters of Folk. (0) comments

A long standing tradition of the holidays is Christmas Carols. The radio station 95.1 FM, has been playing Christmas carols all day, every day, even before Thanksgiving. They play the classics, the new versions, and everything in between. But what's the point of remaking Christmas carols, especially when students and professors say they prefer the classics? (0) comments

With her new album hitting the mainstream market Lady Gaga proves still that she is "The Fame Monster" we love. On November 24th, Lady Gaga introduced the album as an add-on to her first album titled "The Fame." (0) comments

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