Shooting
suspect spreads fear on Wesleyan campus
A nationwide manhunt was launched for Stephen Morgan, a
man suspected of killing
a Wesleyan University junior Johanna Justin-Jinich.
According to Connecticut police, Justin-Junich was shot
at a bookstore near the Wesleyan campus on Wednesday.
In 2007 Johanna filed a harassment complaint against
Morgan while the two were both taking the same six-week
summer course at NYU. According to NYU spokesman John
Beckman, Justin-Jinich was receiving harassing e-mails
and phone calls from Morgan.
A
statement from the university alleges that
Morgan had written threats against "Wesleyan and/or its
Jewish students” as well.
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| NATIONAL NEWS | INTERNATIONAL NEWS |
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Torsten Woehlert,
representative of the Berlin Culture Ministry, says the public press
has received a lot of complaints but none have actually been sent to
the Ministry.
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"Dr.
Death" brings controversial corpse exhibit to Berlin| FEATURES |
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What would it be like to have a family member taken away from
you?
Amie and Tim Vielloux know the feeling. |
| HOMETOWN HERO |
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This hometown hero has been programming director for the past two years and was recently elected station manager for FPTV 25, somehow Evan Goyette still fits in time to work as a counselor at a Christian camp in MA. |
| STAFF INTO PEOPLE |
Most people have never heard of the Montreal massacre. Professor Donna Decker hopes to change that.
| REALLY AMERICA? |
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Hey America! Get off your butt. Step away from the mouse and plasma screens, walk away from the hum of cooling computer fans, open your front doors, and welcome the sunshine and breeze on your face. We're starting to act like agoraphobics (people who cannot interact with other humans or go outside). Did you know that in 2008 the total population in all the Americas (North, South, Central) was approximately 918,822,841 people? That's 13.7% of the world's population. Plus, out of that 413,183,671 people used the Internet on a regular basis? Which means, nearly half of the American population used the Internet on a regular basis. Go outside people! The growth rate for 2008? Internet usage was up 227.5%. More statistics to blow your mind: Social Networking Sites! Nielsen reported in March of 2009 that Social
Networks are 68% more popular than e-mail at 65%. (Okay,
not that much.) Facebook.com has over 150 million people (worldwide) actively using their memberships. Facebook.com (if it were a real place) would rival the population of Japan, Russia, and Nigeria--coming in just ahead of them. Hi5.com (what is this?) has over 60 million users
thanks to a new gaming application. MySpace.com is about 76 million members strong. The average Myspace.com users spends 266 minutes (4.4 hours) on the site every month (GROSS!) The site says that its users spend almost 100 minutes more on the site than their closest competitor. Twitter.com is very secretive about their membership information. (They need to protect their celebrities and all.) But Twitter can account for 4.43 million unique visitors in December 2008. While in 2009 there has been a reported 700% spike in worldwide membership. We all have them...social networking sites. We've all used the Internet at least once (especially if you're reading this right now). Just realize that you've been sucked in to an overwhelming black-hole of empty space where human connection is felt through plastic keys and electronically lit LCD screens. It's not real. So, really America, get out of your house! |
| HE SAID/SHE SAID |
Should medical marijuana be legalized in all states? Angela Bussiere and Jimi Devine present their case.
| SENIOR PROFILE |
Ever heard of a New Yorker that doesn’t take pride in New York pizza, well then you haven't met Katelyn Riley.
Céline Rainville
has recently been
featured in Archeology
Magazine and channels
five’s “The Chronicle.”
Who would have imagined
that this small town
girl would one day
become an Anthropology
superstar.
| HEALTH AWARENESS |
Possibility of a male contraceptive
A large study published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism indicates that science may be bringing us closer to a male "pill."
Researchers recruited more than 1,000 Chinese men who had fathered at least one child two years before the study with their partners to receive injections of testosterone undecanoate (TU) in tea seed oil every month. After two years, the injections had 95 percent effectiveness for preventing pregnancy overall, and about 98 percent effectiveness for men whose sperm levels dropped off at expected levels within the first few months of the trial.
Male contraceptive researcher Dr. John K. Amory was impressed by the ability of the injections to drop sperm counts.
"The goal is to try to get to 99 percent
effectiveness for pregnancy prevention,"
said Amory, who is an associate professor of
medicine at the University of Washington in
Seattle.
"If you give external testosterone in the blood, this
decreases the testosterone in the testes,"
Amory said. "It's because the body has what
we call a feed-back loop. The brain sees the
hormones and thinks, 'Oh, we're making
plenty of that,' and shuts off [sperm]
production."
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More photos by Kaitlyn Taylor of the PMG Barbeque, Thursday night, May 7th.
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Baseball: Cliff Hicks |
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Imagine sitting in the back of the balcony at a concert. You are rocking out, singing, having a good time. Then an usher comes up to you and offers you better seats. You head down the two flights of stairs and venue staff keep pushing you forward until you realize: you have been upgraded to front row center. Doesn't happen right? Well, I can honestly say it did to me On Saturday, May 2, Welsh singer Adele performed live at the Orpheum Theater in Boston with an opening band from Dublin, The Script. Unlike most people, I actually bought the tickets to see the opening band. The Script are recently known in the States for the song "Man Who Can't Be Moved" due to advertising on VH1. Positives about their set: They sound exactly the same. Negatives: Their set was too short. Normally crowds forget who the opening bands are at concerts. I honestly couldn't tell you who opened for Coldplay when I saw them. However, the theater was buzzing about the great performance. Then the adorable Adele walked out on stage and the place went crazy! With her unique voice and quirky personality she put on an amazing performance. She is most popularly known for her song "Chasing Pavements." For only turning 21 on Tuesday, the singer-songwriter expresses many topics at a maturity well beyond her years. Her voice is raw. By the end of the show, the crowd was on their feet wanting a second encore, which was not fulfilled. So when you think a twist of fate can't make your week better, you might be front row at a concert. Top 5 Songs of the Class of 2009’s Time at FPU
1. ‘Crank Dat’ by Soulja boy Top 5 Movies of the Class of 2009’s Time at FPU
1. Superbad
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