Jake Verterano

"No one was as committed to free expression as Paul Marturano," Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol, said as Marturano strutted his way into the audition room. He grinned as he gazed at 80's pop star, Paula Abdul. Randy Jackson sat next to her with a puzzled look on his face as Simon looked on discarding a piece of paper.

"Brokeback Mountain," "10 Things I Hate About You" and "The Patriot" are some of the most popular films among college students. Many students were shocked this past week to find out about the death of the star of these films, Heath Ledger. Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment on the Jan.

Chris Benoit, a former World Heavyweight Champion, a Wrestlemania headliner and a murderer. Benoit was one of the most respected and well known superstars in all of professional wrestling. His 20- year wrestling odyssey began at the ripe age of 20 and culminated with him winning the World Heavyweight Championship on the biggest stage of them all, Wrestlemania.

Candyland, Apples to Apples, Monopoly, Guess Who.the boxes sat packed on top of each other creating a board game fortress in the King of Prussia Toys "R" Us. The games sat there eagerly waiting for someone to snatch them up and bring them home. It seems like luck has run out for the games.

Money talks; the loudest is certainly that noisy change. Imagine sitting in class and hearing the jingle jangle of coins bouncing around in a pocket of a student passing by. It can be irritating and highly distracting. Why not just turn it into cash? The process is very simple.

Violent video games are believed to be causes of crime amongst teenagers. U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-III.) is the leading force behind ending the vulgarity in video games. Rush, a former Black Panther, believes the lyrics in music and graphic scenes depicted in video games create a new mind-set for the youth of America.

I Love Lucy, Mr. Ed, Rin Tin Tin, Sam and Lassie. These television shows are just a tiny fraction of the most popular during the 1950s. Television in the '50s was vastly different to what is seen today. "Television was aimed towards families in the '50s.

Hypnotized students were spotted dancing, singing and even performing sexual acts with chairs in the Grace Hall atrium last Monday night. No, this was not a situation where resident assistants would be writing people up but rather a case of hypnosis. Former MTV and Maxim guest, Damian, hypnotized 17 students on Sept.