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Feeding the hungry is not enough. That’s not a rationalization for me to not volunteer at a soup Kitchen. I’ve done that. I’ve served food, sorted clothes, and spent an entire afternoon separating cans of baked beans from all the other cans of beans.  It’s also not meant to be a dismissal of soup Kitchens and their volunteers— I think they do admirable and important work.  Instead, it’s an acknowledgement of the fact that hunger is a symptom of forces much larger than itself.  What are those forces? That’s what …

Not all whole grains are created equal. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “at least half of all the grains eaten should be whole grains.” However, it can be a challenge discerning real whole grains from its imposters. Do not be fooled by labels which read “multi-grain,” “100% wheat,” “stone-ground,” or “bran,” because they are not made with whole grains. Simone Carvalho provides tips on what to beware of and look out for on “whole grain” items which will serve useful the next time you take a trip to the grocery.

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers features the latest body of work by the New York-based, Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi in Les Femmes du Maroc from January 30 to June 6, 2010. Seventeen large-format color photographs will portray Moroccan women in tableaux based on famous examples of 19th-century European and American Orientalist paintings and covered in Arabic calligraphic script. A selection of Orientalist works from the museum’s extensive collections of European graphic art will also be on display to provide a cultural context for Essaydi’s work.

Jeremiah Bingham and Cole Orasmus are sitting in a darkened room, lit only by the fireplace between them.  They both sit like statues, Bingham with his hands crossed over his chest and Orasmus staring listlessly at the dust jacket of The Art of War.
Bingham(Gets up walks toward the window, back turned to Orasmus): What do you think is going to happen?
Orasmus (Looking away from the book): It all depends on if she does anything or not.
Bingham(Turning to face Orasmus): She has nothing to gain.  Nothing at all.
Orasmus: What about the …

I’m a bit disappointed with the Academy this year. Granted, 2009 was not the year for masterpieces of film work. The country was hit hard with recession and the arts always go first. They are the superfluous whims that distract from the strategic realities and squander the nine-to-five profits of consumerist culture. Despite this, Hollywood should hold still itself to a certain standard.

Having spent a semester studying abroad in Paris, France, French Literature major Matia Guardabascio brings you to some of her favorite spots in the city of lights, including Montmartre and Sacre Coeur, Rodin’s “Thinker” and the Statue of Liberty (in Paris), and of course, the Eiffel Tower . Paris, Je t’aime, as they say…Enjoy.

Controversial campaign ends with $2,500 in donations

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Following a controversy last December that attracted the attention of the national media, Rutgers University will be cutting a check to a New Brunswick soup kitchen for $2,451.90.

Recently my family and I made an attempt to adopt a rescue dog from a shelter not too far from my home. The shelter asked that we fill out a lengthy questionnaire in order to determine whether or not we would make good owners for the pet. Aside from asking standard questions such as how long will the dog be alone during the day, one of the questions asked if you had any pets before and whether or not they had been neutered.