2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Although the fate of Coney Island is still up in the air, Brooklyn's famous boardwalk will remain open for at least the rest of the summer. Astroland's last day of operation was originally scheduled for Sept. 9, but owner Thor Equities, along with the city, are still in discussion about what to do with the land.
College students are willing to do almost anything for cash. Some will work a typical nine to five, some will take odd jobs in Williamsburg warehouses and others will be continuous subjects for medical and pharmaceutical studies. Other female college students weigh their options with egg donation.
Not since the release of the first Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game in 1998 has there been a proper incantation of our beloved city. To think that New York, a city synonymous with crime (even after Times Square was turned into a Disney Store) can't be sent up as the scene of car theft and mayhem is just plain sad.
The Residence Hall Association (RHA), part of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH), has formed once again at the University after years of being inactive. Jeff Blaisdell, the assistant director of housing, worked with freshman Heather Kress, freshman Lauren Trapanotto and freshman Danicah Waldo, to initiate the group again during fall 2008.
Everyone is falling in love on the way to school. They're imagining their weddings on the way to work. And everyone is hoping for a tryst, but nobody says a word. On April 13, a woman posted an ad in the Chicago Reader. She wrote,"I saw you everyday for two years.