Ryan Mulloy

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Finally got a ticket

After parking on Residential Blvd a handful or a couple of times (I honestly don't keep track), I was ticketed the other night. I'm not surprised that I got one eventually, but I am shocked at how long it took to be ticketed. Should I be mad or do I at least have the right to be? Not entirely.

Celebrating Heritage

In a sense, I think the light has been shed for me but perhaps a shade too late. Recently, we celebrated the Irish holiday, St. Patrick's Day. Do me a favor and forget all of the stereotypes you've always heard about all of the boozing or the Lucky Charms cereal at the other end of the rainbow.

Do you know your Oscars Trivia?

1. What academy award nominated director played a character that was killed in one of "The Godfather" movies? a) Peter Jackson b) Clint Eastwood c) Sofia Coppola d) Fernando Meirelles 2. Which actor was said to have boycotted the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?" a) Ian McKellan b) Ian Holm c) Elijah Wood d) Christopher Lee 3.

Reality is a joke

WARNING: Ryan Mulloy has a short temper and might as well just be called "The Last Angry Man at Cabrini." Read the column and you'll know why. What happened to television? I remember the days when I could plop down in front of the television and catch a good sitcom or drama, then simply fall asleep.

Words come alive at Widener University

George Bernard Shaw, author and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, once commented on the sharing of ideas, comparing thoughts and apples. The quotes reads: "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we each exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple.

Visually impared athletes display abilities at Cabrini

Some feel that to play sports, it takes talent and heart to succeed. Professional athletes use their talents to accomplish their dreams each season, at times, pushing their bodies to the limit. On March 30, a special group of these athletes came to showcase their talents in the Dixon Center.

Core classes sold out to upperclassmen

I sure hope I graduate on time. I'm a junior, for those of you who don't know me, and I have some real problems for my last semester. First, I'll blame myself here. I sat in College Success seminar and listened to a senior talk about taking my distribution courses before my senior year.

Off the top: Wrestlemania XIX review

So some of you probably checked out my WrestleMania XIX picks last week on www.theloquitur.com. I'm sure it was utter shock for you to fine out that it was not on the site, yet advertised. This is no fault of the excellent web team we have. In fact, the picks are sitting comfortably on my desktop in room 26 of the Mansion, where I work as a co-op student.

‘Good Day Philadelphia’ wakes up campus

In the late hours of the night and the early hours of the morning, campus remains almost pitch black. Learning centers are locked tight with no sign of light inside. The Widener Center Food Court does not normally open until 7:30 a.m., but the lights and cameras of Fox News were shining brightly as early as 4:30 a.

Student’s band proves ‘more than’ expectations

With just a simple glance at the bar or the stage, the West End Saloon in Media looks like any neighborhood bar. It's dark in some areas, it has a few tables, a thick cloud of smoke engulfs people at the bar, but that all changed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, when Love Bomb took the stage.

Dancing to a whole new beat

Gina Roswell, a senior, stands on the sidelines now when the dance team completes performances. The team spends hours a week trying to perfect their craft, as Roswell helps them along through practices as one of their coaches. This year would have been her last year to perform with the team, but an injury has kept her from her passion.

‘Good Day Philadelphia’ wakes up campus

In the late hours of the night and the early hours of the morning, campus remains almost pitch black. Learning centers are locked tight with no sign of light inside. The Widener Center Food Court does not normally open until 7:30 a.m., but the lights and cameras of Fox News were shining brightly as early as 4:30 a.

Arresting campus to feed the starving

Campus ministry has raised over $1,000 and will be sending some of it, along with two cows, to areas of need in Africa and Afghanistan. The department recently completed its Hunger and Homelessness campaign, which included fasting, food donations, a banquet and a unique program that saw students and faculty being arrested outside of the food court.

Plagiarism: laziness or not?

Ryan Mulloy To simply say that plagiarism is for the lazy is by far the laziest excuse of them all. Plagiarism may be the crime of the lazy student, but trust me it is not exclusive to a lazy individual. It is not that cut and dry. Everyone would love an answer for plagiarism, but to simply say, "Oh well it's got to be laziness" is just sad.

Professor presents play to faculty

Over sabbatical, a campus professor started writing a play the ended up being produced by a local theater company. Now, the play on tape, is coming to Founder's Hall for a faculty audience and the possibility of a campus release. In April, Dr. Sharon Schwarze, the department chair of the philosophy department, on sabbatical, decided to begin writing monologues and dialogue in an attempt to learn how to write a play.

Petty shines ‘Like A Diamond’

Always one to be against the music industry and record labels, Tom Petty is back with another CD that takes a swing at authority. After the stripped down success of the 2000 release, "Echo," wasn't as successful, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers hit the studio to produce a CD with their unique themes to produce their 12th CD, "The Last DJ.

Bon Jovi ‘Bounces’ back again

Bon Jovi is releasing a new CD as a follow-up to the multi-platinum "Crush," released in 2000. The new CD, "Bounce," is being released on Oct. 8. Isn't there a problem with a 1980s hair band like Bon Jovi releasing a CD in the 2000s? Absolutely not. In the wake of Sept.

Rolling Stones ‘Lick’ the Vet

Forty licks. Twenty-one songs. Four Rolling Stones. Nine additional singers and musicians. 45,000 screaming fans. A two hour and ten minute rock show. Chance to see the Stones in a stadium venue for the first time: Priceless. The Rolling Stones, one of the longest running rock and roll bands on the market, recently finished up their stay in the City of Brotherly Love after shows at Veterans stadium, the First Union Center and the Tower Theater, touring behind their newly remastered CDs, covering the first decade of their career, and a new, two-CD greatest hit compilation called, "40 Licks.

Primiano plans to publish book

Dr. Leonard Norman Primiano, a religious studies professor, is in the final stages of writing a book, originally part of his dissertation work, which has taken him 12 years to write. Primiano studies contemporary religion and has an interest in contemporary Catholicism.

‘Fall of Eden’ set to rise to the top

Walking into the room is like stepping into something out of a war zone. In the corner is a trash bag filled so high that the edges of it are spilling over with old pizza, cake and beer bottles, while the holes on the bottom of the bag are poking through to the floor, covered in a gray ash.

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