It is finally spring, and the environment is “going green.” It’s time for Emerson students to do the same! Sure, at Emerson we have the luxury of walking to or taking public transportation to class. But from the light bulbs we use to the numerous plastic bags sitting in the deepest corners of our dorms, there are many things we, as Emerson students, can do right from our rooms to limit our impact on the environment.

With input from Saffron Zomer, Program Director for MASSPIRG campus chapters, and Michele Goldsmith, Professor of Environment and Humankind at Emerson, here are 15 things Emerson students can do to “go green.” Read more »

Have you ever watched a TV show and pretty much fallen in love with one of the characters? Come on, we’ve all done it. Even if it’s just a little crush, we occasionally swoon for our televised friends. So if you need something to entertain you while you procrastinate from that sixteen page literature paper, why not find an on-screen obsession? Get your hands on some of this great TV on DVD and maybe you’ll even develop your own fascinations with some of these leading men. So here they are: the best TV on DVD boyfriends for all occasions.

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Moaning. Panting. Touching. Heavy Breathing. In relationships across the globe, whispering dirty, sweet nothings into a telephone is not a new phenomenon. To many, phone sex is either a hit or a miss. It’s either something that gives you an orgasm, or something that is discarded and thrown under your mattress next to your stack of dirty magazines. While many long-distance couples find kinky words and muffled moans their closest thing to intimacy, others find phone sex unsatisfying and downright creepy. So the question is, phone sex: gratifying or terrifying? Read more »

Although many international students find it difficult adapting to American culture, others embrace the uniqueness of our young generation that Emerson represents so well. This was true when it came to Minting Zhao, who had experience with American students before entering college last year. Her pre-existing knowledge allowed her to move past the language barrier and seek strong relationships, such as the one she formed with her roommate.

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Scenario 1: Your boyfriend is at a party and is flirtatiously talking to an unknown male/female. They talk the whole time while laughing, smiling and sharing a few drinks. They leave on their own without exchanging phone numbers. They Facebook each other and write back and fourth, still on friendly terms. Is this cheating?

Scenario 2: Your girlfriend is at a club without you and is dancing with a girl/guy all night. They exchange phone numbers, although both are in a relationship. She tells you, but explains that it’s friends only. They talk on the phone and plan on hanging out sometime soon. They hang out a few times alone. The last time they hung out, he/she kissed her, but she didn’t “kiss them back”. Is this cheating?

Every relationship has its own standards to what is and isn’t cheating. Depending on if your relationship is exclusive or open, the rules may not apply.

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Lewis Black is one of those comedians that you wish would run for president–his cynicism about every aspect of American life makes him nothing short of a genius in this Bush/Iraq war/$5 gas era.

This is precisely why I was so thrilled to get the chance to see him live last weekend (6/6/08) at the Coolidge Corner Theater. For only $5, I sat three rows from the front, expecting to hear Black talk about his new book called Me of Little Faith, a rant in novel form about the problems, or better yet, Black’s problems with conventional religion.

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