If last April’s headlines reporting the Columbine High School shooting jarred the nation, then the recent actions of local authorities in releasing videotapes of the aftermath should bring America’s shock and loathing to a zenith.
One year later, while the town of Littleton, Colo., is still grieving for the dead, Jefferson […]

The Mr. Temple Pageant was the highpoint for me.
I think that the Elmarko Jackson tragedy was easily the low point.
Jeff Capella
Masters of Liberal Arts, Graduate Student
I had so much trouble with my financial aid this year. It was ridiculous.
This year I was able to take more interesting — no bullshit — classes.
Danielle […]

Music and entertainment will always have their icons and legends. The realm of punk and hardcore music is still too young to have any real legends. Although much of punk and hardcore is about avoiding figure heads, several icons have emerged who are soon approaching legendary status.
Anyone who […]

The Bloodhound Gang played two sold-out shows at the Electric Factory last week, and both shows were exceptional displays of puking, naked women and fire-breathing maniacs.
Just over a year ago The Bloodhound Gang had trouble drawing crowds to small venues; after releasing a video on MTV, the band was able […]

Various Artists
Metalliska
(Too Hep Records)
Many critics feel that ska and heavy metal are two dying breads of music. So obviously the dumbest thing anyone could possibly do is put the two together and make an ablum devoted entirely to ’80s metal and ’90s ska. But Mettaliska proves the critics don’t know a […]

(Dreamworks)
Piggybacking off the success of what old people call “gutter humor” or “toilet humor” in Hollywood, co-writer and director Todd Phillips brilliantly dumps a witty deuce in his foray into the potty genre with Road Trip.
The billboards and commercials for this flick no doubt will […]

New Jersey hardcore kings H2O played a sold out show at the Trocadero Theatre last Friday night. Tickets were only $10 and the band mingled with the crowd throughout the night making sure to shake everyone’s hand and really act interested when rabid fans came up to ask them questions. Try finding that kind of […]

Pontiac Grille owner Daryl Madden is modest when it comes to his contribution to the Philadelphia music scene.
“I was a rock and roller years ago - now I’m more of a businessman,” he claims.
It seems ironic then that someone who makes this statement also happens […]

It’s a refreshing concept: an airline with low ticket prices, no layovers, minimum hassles and free parking. So what’s the gimmick?
For Shuttle America, a small start-up airline operating out of Connecticut, that concept is the gimmick. The two-year-old company bills itself as “a low-fare airline offering affordable air travel and […]

The way the Justice Department handled the Elian Gonzalez saga this past weekend was a disaster.
Was the force used necessary? Did it really have to come down to an early morning raid with fully armored and armed government agents?
The simple answer is no.
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