Hail to the Chimp? Bush replaced, nation saved
President George W. Bush was replaced by a more moderate chimpanzee, Marlow the ape, on Friday, March 28.
President Marlow was named president when Bush decided to step down as commander-in-chief. It was a move that caused shock around the world; not ... Read full story.. | Mayor faces perjury charges
Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick was charged with eight counts of felony offenses last week after text messages revealed he lied under oath. This could potentially end his political career.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy declared it "a very sa... Read full story.. | Parking now restricted on Wayne and Avery Street
The Salisbury City Council passed resolution 1630 on Feb. 11 by a unanimous vote to prohibit on-street parking along both sides of Avery and Wayne Street between S. Division and Bateman Street. According to Jim Caldwell, the public director for the city o... Read full story.. | Several noise violations are dropped with no explanation
That’s too loud! Turn that down! You’ll blow your ears out!" Words of discipline, practically torched into students’ brains.
Enjoying the irrationally loud is a habit practiced by many of the current generation of college students. Concerts are louder... Read full story.. | Student Affairs hopes to gain input through surveys
Students will have the opportunity to express their concerns or contentment with the university in the upcoming weeks.
Student Affairs has sent out an e-mail to students asking for their input about the university by filling out a survey. Dane Foust, ... Read full story.. | VSA protests circus at Civic Center
The Vegetarian Student Association (VSA) took a stand against the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus over spring break as they protested all seven shows for the cruelty of their treatment of animals.
"Our main goal was to expose the cruelty ... Read full story.. | XM, Sirius hoping to merge
The Justice Department approved the merging of sole satellite radio providers XM and Sirius after more than a year of consideration.
However, for the deal to be completed, the FCC must approve of the merger too. The FCC prevented the merging of the tw... Read full story.. | |
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Local cops stop targeting students
The newly appointed Salisbury City Police Chief Sgt. Ron Pepper is responsible for the recent turnaround. "The local enforcement has decided to focus on the dangerous crime in the community instead of hounding the kids," Sgt. Pepper said. "We’ve had our f... Read full story.. | No parking? No problem!
Salisbury University’s parking problem has officially been solved! ... Read full story.. | Salisbury University releases new study on increased student apathy
I had originally planned to write an article on this new study complete with some pie graphs and maybe a little side bar with some statistics or something, but as it turns out I ended up getting stoned by myself and watching Family Guy instead. ... Read full story.. | SGA works to make community safer
The SGA has joined with local law enforcement, city officials and SU administration to form new safety initiatives in reaction to a recent student survey.
The survey, distributed by the SGA, showed a growing concern among students about off-campus saf... Read full story.. | Underground cockfighting ring exposed by Salisbury police
Thursday March 27, at 3 a.m., Salisbury police responded to a noise complaint on Hazel Ave. Upon forced entry, the 10 police officers found that the living room had been converted into a cockfighting arena with four separate rings.
... Read full story.. | VT students discover new way to predict Washington D.C.’s cherry blossom season
The Cherry Blossom festival, held in the nation’s capital, is the commemoration of the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo, in 1912, to enhance the relationship between Japan and the U.S. The two-week- long festival is currently in ... Read full story.. | |
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