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Archive for October 26th, 2007

Will Works for Food

For the last 45 years Bill Field, the plumber, had serviced the houses of Hickory, as had his father before him and his grandfather before that. The name painted on the side of the battered company truck (which was not the same truck as his father and grandfather had driven, but still a Ford in olive green) was Will Works For Food.


Red pepper, tomatoes, apples, oh my!

Lets face it. The pasta sauce in Usdan is not tomato sauce. It has tomatoes, yes, and a generally liquid consistency, but it is not tomato sauce.

Compare it with the tomato soup one day. Any difference? Didnt think so.
What can we do about this less-than-appetizing aspect of Usdan? Well, a couple things.


Freedom of speech at home first

As mentioned briefly on the previous page, President Bush proposed this week to establish a “freedom fund” for Cubans, as long as the current government agreed to protect freedom of speech, press, association and political parties.


Humanitarian rockstar

Colombian rock star and ex-member of the heavy metal band Ekhymosis, Juan Esteban Aristizbal Vsquez, known to the Spanish- and non-Spanish- speaking worlds alike as Juanes, has done it again.


Scholar discusses Israel feminism

Israeli feminist scholar and activist Hannah Safran gave a presentation on Americas possible influence on the feminist movement in Israel on Tuesday at the Womens Studies Research Center.


World-renowned filmmakers visit campus

Last Monday, world-renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog screened his latest documentary, Encounters at the End of the World, on campus, followed the next day by a conversation between Herzog and fellow documentary filmmaker Errol Morris.
In his first film since the critically acclaimed Grizzlyman, Encounters chronicled Herzogs experiences in Antarctica, searching for what he calls a deeper stratum of truth. As a guest of the National Science Institute, Herzog traveled to Antarctica with a plethora of opportunities that would prove to make an unforgettable adventure to a continent characterized by its absurd and striking inhabitants.