On Monday, the flags flew at half-staff across campus in Hempstead, while the community of Needham, Mass. recovered from burying their former football star and friend, Gregory W. Gatto.

Disgruntled students and faculty, provoked by the possible integration of New College, are fighting to save their personalized liberal arts education.

There's no waiting around for one of them to have a multi-platinum CD, and then coming back to put the rest of the members on-the Specialists are taking a chance in the game by putting off solo projects and coming out even stronger as a group. There have been many rap groups of the past (Wu Tang, Onyx, The Lox), so what the Specialists are doing is nothing new, but recently it's hard to find a four man rap group that can come within 10 feet of the variety of skills possessed by Quiz, Brycks, Scandal and 3rd Degree.

Snake just can't catch a break. The protagonist of the critically acclaimed Metal Gear series has had to fight legions of footsoldiers, a cyborg ninja and more walking nuclear battle tanks than you can shake a Stinger missile at. This installment, set in the 1960s and subtitled Snake Eater, returns the game to the jungle, where the series got its kick-start back on Nintendo's NES.

Say you want to start a wrestling promotion, yet you hold a true passion for the sport. It may seem pretty simple enough to get the wrestlers you need and establish a fan base, but one thing that always seems to fall short for wrestling promoters is money.

On Nov. 15, at the Avalon in Hollywood, the top of the Shortlist (think indie-Grammy's) was finally announced. The question on everyone's mind was who would be crowned this year's 'Indie-King(s)/Queen.' The winner was of no shock to those who knew the artist's music, but to the unfamiliar people-it was a weird twist to the left.

Move on over gentlemen, the ladies of the University have some great stuff to show off as well in this week's edition of Sex and the Suburbs. What a great end to the semester, and a great lead into the scandalous activities of 2005.

Mathew Telling and Billy Chung now own the single season games played record (23), passing the previous mark of 21 held by 11 different players. Michael Todd took possession of the Pride single season shot record (71), passing the record of 73, which was previously held by Alan Bodenstein (1983) and Jeff Galluzzo (1989).

Many University students have done it at some point or another. You may be doing it right now. What is it? Wearing an article of clothing, or possibly a pair of shoes that qualifies as a bonafide fashion fad, which comes and goes as fast as you can say UGG.

The announcements counting down the number of shopping days to Christmas have begun. Black Friday has come and gone, the malls are packed from the time they open until the time they close, and all the nutty holidays shoppers have descended upon us. I'm here to making shopping this holiday season easier, much easier.

With cold season affecting the academic and social lives of many students at the University, the department of chemistry and the Institute for the Development of Education in the Advanced Sciences (IDEAS) discussed a future cure for the common cold.

Weeks after the recall on Vioxx, a prescription anti-inflammatory, University athletes, coaches and trainers question the motives of pharmaceutical companies. "We put blind faith into these companies," said John Danowski, men's head lacrosse coach, said. "Our young athletes do not ask enough questions as to what enters their bodies.

The University plans to host an academic summer camp program for gifted and talented grammar school children this summer. According to a press release, the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) will run from July 18 to Aug.

The University School of Law awarded the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law honorarium to Professor Eric M. Freedman. A convocation was held on Nov. 22 at the University Law School to honor Freedman's accomplishments.

An outdated New College may find itself restructured and revitalized in response to poor enrollment. On Nov. 17, Herman Berliner, provost and vice president of academic affairs, met with the faculty of New College to discuss measures to "lovingly update" the current format.

The University started a partnership with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island to help mentor young children. With a healthy mix of schoolwork and recreation, these underprivileged children are enjoying an environment of acceptance and understanding.

Though it came up short in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament, the Pride volleyball team's 2004 campaign was entrenched with success.

The Pride men's soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament with a 2-1 defeat over No. 21 Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, NJ.

Despite two losses in the weekend leading up to Saturday's semifinal in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament, the Pride volleyball team seemed destined to win its first conference tournament since joining the CAA in 2001.