The Come Back of the Boy Band

Emily Keyes
Sports Editor
Chris Riley
Photo and Muilti-Media Editor

Boy bands are our past, our present, and our future. From the Beatles to One Direction, boy bands have been a part of all of our lives.

Members of One Direction Zayne, Harry, Nial, Liam, and Louis. Photo: Google Images

There are those of us who dreamed of baby-faced Justin Timberlake, and danced in our rooms to every N’Sync song, wondering what in the world the “ice on my neck” was that he sang about so passionately in “Dirty Pop.”

Then there are those of us who thought boy bands were dumb, yet still caught ourselves bopping around in the backseat when Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” came on the radio.

Goucher is First Choice for Australian Students

Christopher Riley
Photo and Multi-Media Editor

Goucher is made up of many different types of people: jocks, geeks, hipsters, to name a few.

Kahlia Johnson Poses in the inner harbor in the snow. Photo: Kahlia Johnson

One particular type of student that is overlooked is the international student. Goucher has hosted many different people from around the world, from countries near and far such as England, South Korea, China, and Australia. This semester Goucher is hosting two students from Down Under. Sophomore Kahlia Johnson is studying for her Bachelors of Science in psychology and junior Samantha Jones is studying for her Bachelors of Business, majoring in marketing and public relations.

Pillow Pets Drive: Education Club Hopes to Help Children in Need

Christopher Riley

Photo and Multimedia Editor

The Education club, Chalkboard, is a small but big-hearted club on campus that has taken on a worthy service project this holiday season.  Led by students, Allisyn Grantham ‘14 and Melissa Grow ‘14, the club has set a goal of collecting 100 Pillow Pets by December 7th for children who are critically ill and will be hospitalized through the holiday season. The Pillow Pet drive is to support the Touching Lives with Comfort Foundation (TLC).

The Pillow Pets will be given to critically ill children who are hospitalized this holiday season. (Photo: Dr. Mary Adkins).

TLC aims to provide comfort to critically ill children and their families in the Baltimore area. Dr. Mary Adkins, Chalkboard’s faculty supervisor said, “For children who are critically ill and spend weeks and even months in the hospital, being away from their friends and families can be very difficult. A small gesture such as a Pillow Pet can provide comfort to a young child. My daughter’s best friend was recently diagnosed with leukemia and was the recipient of a Pillow Pet during her stay at Johns Hopkins. Her smile upon receiving her pink and purple unicorn Pillow Pet could have lit up the room.”

Not the Old Bond, James Bond Pt. 1

Christopher Riley
Photo and Multimedia Editor

Bond is back and it’s about time, too. After the disaster that was Quantum of Solace, I must admit it was hard to bring myself to another Bond movie. Casino Royal had its moments and I would call it a success, but Quantum of Solace made me loose faith in Daniel Craig.

Skyfall Poster. (Photo: Google Images)

Then Skyfall came along. Wow, what a movie. Skyfall was one of the better movies I have seen  in a while and definitely blew Quantum out of the water. Skyfall starts out like a typical  Bond  movie, a short action scene leading into the main song. This scene was the worst for the sole reason that I am not a fan of Adele in the slightest. The opening number “Skyfall” as performed by Adele was a little long and annoying, but with that said the animations were pretty cool.

Constuction of the Credit Hour

Christopher Riley
Photo Editor

What makes a class worth four credits? Who gets to decide what it is worth and why does a three hour lab not count for three credits? With spring course registration approaching, some students have been wondering what constitutes a class to be listed as four credits as opposed to three.