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Textbooks moving to electronic versions

After revolutionizing the way we listen to music, watch movies and use mobile phones, Apple has announced that its next goal is to make its mark on the educational spectrum. The company held an "education event" at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Jan. Full story

State of the Union address, Newt's plans for the moon

The fact that no more Americans are left fighting in Iraq was the point that President Barack Obama began with in his State of the Union address last week. After discussing achievements in the Middle East, Obama addressed foreign trade, the housing market, clean energy and tax reforms. Full story

Faculty jazzes up semester

The Richland College music recital series is well under way. Last week's feature guest, the Faculty Jazz Group, filled the Fannin Performance Hall with the wonderful sounds of music. The group has been in existence for about 10 years performing at campus events for various functions, such as the annual Fall and Spring convocations. Full story

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  • Textbooks moving to electronic versions

    After revolutionizing the way we listen to music, watch movies and use mobile phones, Apple has announced that its next goal is to make its mark on the educational spectrum. The company held an "education event" at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Jan.

  • State of the Union address, Newt's plans for the moon

    The fact that no more Americans are left fighting in Iraq was the point that President Barack Obama began with in his State of the Union address last week. After discussing achievements in the Middle East, Obama addressed foreign trade, the housing market, clean energy and tax reforms.

  • Rough week for politics, Perry

    You never know what to expect when it comes to politics, which can be full of surprises. Last week was no exception. The week started out with Jon Huntsman dropping out of the race for the  Republican presidential nomination. Huntsman gave his support to Mitt Romney.

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  • "2 Broke Girls"

    What do two beautiful 20-somethings and a big brown horse have in common? They're all part of the new CBS sitcom, "2 Broke Girls," the recent People's Choice Awards winner for Favorite New TV Comedy, and one of 15 of America's Most Watched TV shows, according to a poll late last year in TV Guide.

  • The Darkness II

    Finally, the sequel to "The Darkness" has arrived. It's been about five years since the first installment came out. There wasn't much hype about the sequel of "The Darkness" coming out. There was a brief showing at E3 of its release this year but nothing that gamers were really anticipating compared to other games.

  • The Grey

    In my eyes, Liam Neeson is a pretty huge star. Anything the Irishman does is sure to be entertaining, even if it's surrounded by terrible nonsense. For example, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," need I say more? The guy is a bona fide bad--- and can scare the living hell out of anyone and anything.

  • Amy: Don't be put off by ambitious challenges

    I'm sure most gamers out there have read reviews on how horrible "AMY" is but I feel it's far from being a horrible game. If anything it's really a quite impressive game that just happens to be extremely challenging because you have to really think outside the box and be smart with every decision in the game.

  • Contraband intrigues viewers

    Typically January isn't a good month for movies. At the end of the year studios are trying to rush out their A-list films for Academy Awards consideration. Anything you run into through this first month of the year usually isn't going to be the best the world of film has to offer.

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  • "Midway to Madness"

    Throughout  January, the Brazos Gallery has been displaying the work of Multimedia Faculty Director Dwayne Carter.  His work "Midway to Madness" consists of large-scale prints depicting what he views as turmoil within society. "We are animals with emotions on one side and law and order on the other,"  Carter said.

  • Faculty jazzes up semester

    The Richland College music recital series is well under way. Last week's feature guest, the Faculty Jazz Group, filled the Fannin Performance Hall with the wonderful sounds of music. The group has been in existence for about 10 years performing at campus events for various functions, such as the annual Fall and Spring convocations.

  • Master storyteller shares experiences

    Master storyteller, playwright and scholar Dr. Njoki McElroy shared some personal experiences regarding the Great Migration and history at the Emeritus 2012 Back-to-School Kickoff  last month.  McElroy based the lecture on excerpts from her book "1012 Natchez: A Memoir of Grace, Hardship and Love," which she describes as "a celebration to the miracle of survival of the human spirit.

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  • Why we're avoiding movie theaters these days

    "We make a lot of s----- movies. Every one of them breaks my heart." Such are the words spoken by Universal Studios President Ron Meyer in a November article at www.huffingtonpost.com, admitting his studio makes a lot of awful movies. I cannot help but agree.

  • Grief for Korean leader troublesome

    "They're grieving like they knew the man." Such was the line uttered by disgruntled and supposed conspirator ex-FBI agent Guy Banister (Ed Asner) in Oliver Stone's "JFK" (1991) as he expressed disgust watching Americans grieve at the news that President John F.