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Spring Fling bands prepare to to take stage

Spring Fling, which is coming up fast on May 4, is a day that the entire Cabrini campus gets to relax and forget about school for a while. With many different events occurring throughout the day, such as a BBQ on the commons, jousting and bouncy boxing, there will not be a single dull moment during the day.

A trip down memory Layne

The surviving members of Alice In Chains, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez, issued a statement this past Sunday in which they said that they are "heartbroken" about the death of lead singer Layne Staley. Layne Staley, whose dark and soulful voice helped to create pioneering Seattle grunge-metal band Alice In Chains, was found dead on Friday, April 19, in his apartment complex.

Spring Fling: Changing the speed limit with ‘Drive Faster’

This year's Spring Fling, on May 4, is shaping up to be a day filled with fun. With live music, food, various events and plenty of partying, Spring Fling will be a day that no one will soon forget. This year the local band, Drive Faster will play at Cabrini.

Ozzfest on the way with new act

by Ken Baumbach staff writer The heavy metal concert festival Ozzfest is returning once again this summer to rock cities across North America. For the past seven years, Ozzfest has brought some of the best hard rock and heavy metal acts of the past decade to arenas and amphitheaters across the United States.

Oscars create Hollywood history

The 74th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood, California for the first time in 42 years. It was a night filled with tension and left many of the nominees on the edge of their seat, waiting to see who won the movie industry's most prestigious awards.

U2: Over 20 years and still walking on

Unquestionably one of the most popular rock groups in the world, Irish unit U2 began their musical career while they were students at Dublin's Mount Temple School. Originally called Feedback and then The Hype, the group finally decided on U2 in the year 1978. Bono (lead vocals), the Edge (guitars, piano, vocals), Larry Mullen Jr. (drums, vocals) and Adam Clayton (bass) played many small clubs and venues in their native country of Ireland. The following year the band released their first record, a three-track EP entitled U23. By 1980, U2 had built up quite a following and began to gain considerable success. The same year U2 signed to Island Records and released their first single, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock."

Buried Treasures in Sitcoms:

"The Wonder Years," created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, is a historical and dramatic sitcom that ran on T.V. from the years 1988 to 1993. The Emmy-winning series describes the problems, wishes, and life of a boy who was coming of age in the late 1960's and '70s.

alkaline trio’s Hot Water Music

"People think we're always dark and gloomy, and we're not," Matt Skiba, guitarist and lead singer for the prot-punk outfit Alkaline Trio, said. "We definitely like to write songs about darker things, but we like to think of it as a celebration of the evil ideas that run through everybody's head.

Deep blue something: Burning a Past

After time away, spent on creative song writing and constant playing, the Texas-based rock band Deepbluesomething is back with a brand new self-entitled album. It is the band's first album since their breakthrough album "Home," which sold over 2 million units worldwide and featured the hit single "Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Buried Treasures in: Movies or Books

There have been countless memorable movies that have been translated from the written word to the silver screen. From such classics like "Gone with the Wind," to modern movies such as "Jurassic Park," the novel and the stories they tell continues to make their way onto the big screen.

Spring Fling bands prepare to to take stage

Spring Fling, which is coming up fast on May 4, is a day that the entire Cabrini campus gets to relax and forget about school for a while. With many different events occurring throughout the day, such as a BBQ on the commons, jousting and bouncy boxing, there will not be a single dull moment during the day.

A trip down memory Layne

The surviving members of Alice In Chains, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez, issued a statement this past Sunday in which they said that they are "heartbroken" about the death of lead singer Layne Staley. Layne Staley, whose dark and soulful voice helped to create pioneering Seattle grunge-metal band Alice In Chains, was found dead on Friday, April 19, in his apartment complex.

Spring Fling: Changing the speed limit with ‘Drive Faster’

This year's Spring Fling, on May 4, is shaping up to be a day filled with fun. With live music, food, various events and plenty of partying, Spring Fling will be a day that no one will soon forget. This year the local band, Drive Faster will play at Cabrini.

Ozzfest on the way with new act

by Ken Baumbach staff writer The heavy metal concert festival Ozzfest is returning once again this summer to rock cities across North America. For the past seven years, Ozzfest has brought some of the best hard rock and heavy metal acts of the past decade to arenas and amphitheaters across the United States.

Oscars create Hollywood history

The 74th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood, California for the first time in 42 years. It was a night filled with tension and left many of the nominees on the edge of their seat, waiting to see who won the movie industry's most prestigious awards.

U2: Over 20 years and still walking on

Unquestionably one of the most popular rock groups in the world, Irish unit U2 began their musical career while they were students at Dublin's Mount Temple School. Originally called Feedback and then The Hype, the group finally decided on U2 in the year 1978. Bono (lead vocals), the Edge (guitars, piano, vocals), Larry Mullen Jr. (drums, vocals) and Adam Clayton (bass) played many small clubs and venues in their native country of Ireland. The following year the band released their first record, a three-track EP entitled U23. By 1980, U2 had built up quite a following and began to gain considerable success. The same year U2 signed to Island Records and released their first single, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock."

Buried Treasures in Sitcoms:

"The Wonder Years," created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, is a historical and dramatic sitcom that ran on T.V. from the years 1988 to 1993. The Emmy-winning series describes the problems, wishes, and life of a boy who was coming of age in the late 1960's and '70s.

alkaline trio’s Hot Water Music

"People think we're always dark and gloomy, and we're not," Matt Skiba, guitarist and lead singer for the prot-punk outfit Alkaline Trio, said. "We definitely like to write songs about darker things, but we like to think of it as a celebration of the evil ideas that run through everybody's head.

Deep blue something: Burning a Past

After time away, spent on creative song writing and constant playing, the Texas-based rock band Deepbluesomething is back with a brand new self-entitled album. It is the band's first album since their breakthrough album "Home," which sold over 2 million units worldwide and featured the hit single "Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Buried Treasures in: Movies or Books

There have been countless memorable movies that have been translated from the written word to the silver screen. From such classics like "Gone with the Wind," to modern movies such as "Jurassic Park," the novel and the stories they tell continues to make their way onto the big screen.

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