From our new columnist Jonathan Lowrey:
Yesterday on the cover of the St. Joe News Press, the paper covered the story of a severely brain damaged young girl who is to be kept in a child-like state by using hormone therapy and surgery to prevent her from aging. At my place of employment, I heard the gasps of many people as they appear to be horrified at the disfiguration of a helpless girl. The motives behind the parent’s decision for this radical treatment have been attacked as being selfish and dangerous. Specifically, I’m referring to persons claiming that to mess with the maturing of a person is to essentially play God. The act of keeping Ashley a little girl couldn’t have anything to do with the level of care that the parents could provide for her, right? The challenge I offer to God’s hall monitors is to stay consistent. What has not been discussed in the mainstream is the fact that Ashley is currently being kept alive through being fed by a tube, but maybe we can excuse that, right?
The church has not advocated for ceasing surgical removals of cancer, or treatment of allergies or even vitamin supplements for nutritional deficiencies. On the back of every good [insert protestant religion of choice]’s drivers license should be a “Do Not Resuscitate” clause. My point is that society plays God every day, and we welcome it with open arms. The unique cases such as Ashley are suddenly viewed differently because most church-goers don’t have to think about it.
There certainly are those in the world who stick by their good book at the destruction of those around them. Take for example the case of a preacher who refused to allow surgery to remove bone cancer from his daughter. She, as being a 12 year old girl, could not possibly understand the repercussions of “trusting God” to take care of her. Society has stepped in, and a Judge ordered treatment in spite of her father’s wishes. Why? Because life could be better if science stepped in. Keeping Ashley as a child will improve her life in the future. Playing “God” isn’t just okay when the ailment is common.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2124295.ece
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9804E1DC1138F93BA2575AC0A965948260
Monday, January 22, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Bearcat Idol: The Finale
Tonight is the Bearcat Idol Finale, and they're planning on going out with a bang.
Starting tonight at 7, attendees can expect song and dance from the final 15 contestants, as well as special guests Towncrier and the Steppers. Make sure and stop by, make your vote heard, and enjoy yourself; this event is free.
Starting tonight at 7, attendees can expect song and dance from the final 15 contestants, as well as special guests Towncrier and the Steppers. Make sure and stop by, make your vote heard, and enjoy yourself; this event is free.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Homeland defense money
Greetings Bearcats!
This is the first installment of a new column designed to discuss interesting events occurring around the country that could affect the lives of students at Northwest. It has recently come to my attention from my Campus Safety spy that the campus officers are seeking to get a hold of homeland defense money to protect Northwest Students from terrorist attacks. The grant in question is designed to attain a Mobile Command Unit, so in the event of a cataclysmic event, campus safety would have a safe place to dispatch the meter maids. [http://www.arinc.com/news/2005/08-23-05.html] Now, I can’t blame them for trying, I have yet to meet a law enforcer that didn’t absolutely get giddy with a new toy, but this should be a case in point of the wastefulness of current Homeland Security allocations.
Yesterday, the new majority in the United States Senate passed a bill that potentially exponentially increased the expense of Homeland Security. The Democrats took office with the promise to cut back the out of control defense spending by Republicans. While the Iraq Conflict continues to break the wallets of taxpayers, this trend in increasing the ever watching eye of our law enforcers should be a troubling sign. Not only has the creation of an even larger government agency added to the cost of government, we have given the law man more ways to take away liberties. Communities without the need of extensive terrorism protection mechanisms are suddenly given the means to spend “other” people’s money, in an expensive game of keeping up with the Jones’s.
In closing, I wish Campus Safety the best in grabbing a piece of the pie for Bearcats in the name of life, liberty, and the American way…
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=65792
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_009170354.html
From on of our new team members, Jonathan Lowrey
Feel free to leave your opinion about this subject.
This is the first installment of a new column designed to discuss interesting events occurring around the country that could affect the lives of students at Northwest. It has recently come to my attention from my Campus Safety spy that the campus officers are seeking to get a hold of homeland defense money to protect Northwest Students from terrorist attacks. The grant in question is designed to attain a Mobile Command Unit, so in the event of a cataclysmic event, campus safety would have a safe place to dispatch the meter maids. [http://www.arinc.com/news/2005/08-23-05.html] Now, I can’t blame them for trying, I have yet to meet a law enforcer that didn’t absolutely get giddy with a new toy, but this should be a case in point of the wastefulness of current Homeland Security allocations.
Yesterday, the new majority in the United States Senate passed a bill that potentially exponentially increased the expense of Homeland Security. The Democrats took office with the promise to cut back the out of control defense spending by Republicans. While the Iraq Conflict continues to break the wallets of taxpayers, this trend in increasing the ever watching eye of our law enforcers should be a troubling sign. Not only has the creation of an even larger government agency added to the cost of government, we have given the law man more ways to take away liberties. Communities without the need of extensive terrorism protection mechanisms are suddenly given the means to spend “other” people’s money, in an expensive game of keeping up with the Jones’s.
In closing, I wish Campus Safety the best in grabbing a piece of the pie for Bearcats in the name of life, liberty, and the American way…
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=65792
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_009170354.html
From on of our new team members, Jonathan Lowrey
Feel free to leave your opinion about this subject.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Welcome back Bearcats
First off all we would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year from the Bearcat Underground Team. In this first post of the new year we will introduce the changes we have made over break.
The biggest change will be on the team itself. We now have four people on our staff instead of two. During the course of this semester all four staff members will introduce themselves to you.
We also changed some items around. The old Items are all back:
Beside our regular items we will also have our daily news updates again just like last semester, so make sure you add us to your favorites list and check back each day!
The biggest change will be on the team itself. We now have four people on our staff instead of two. During the course of this semester all four staff members will introduce themselves to you.
We also changed some items around. The old Items are all back:
- Local Gas Prices
- Movie Showtimes at the Hangar
- Drink Specials at the Bars
- Weekly Organizational Meetings
- Weekly Releases at The Station
Beside our regular items we will also have our daily news updates again just like last semester, so make sure you add us to your favorites list and check back each day!
Monday, December 11, 2006
From the Underground to You
From all of us at The Underground, good luck on finals and have a great Festivus.
We'll be back in January with some new writers and a new sense of dedication.
Friday, December 01, 2006
Underground staffers needed
We're still under going some growth issues, i.e. we have two editors and too much content, and now we'd like to put out the first opportunity to get your brain stuffs flowing. So here it is.
There's been a recent debate on capital hill. Click here for the article
Write a short synopsis, make sure it pertains to the college lifestyle and NOT plagiarized. Put it in Word, include hyperlinks, and AP references. Have fun. We want this to be something you enjoy doing.
This article is meant to be an engaging, college-themed piece, and if we don't feel like it fits your style, we won't ask you to cover it.
There's been a recent debate on capital hill. Click here for the article
Write a short synopsis, make sure it pertains to the college lifestyle and NOT plagiarized. Put it in Word, include hyperlinks, and AP references. Have fun. We want this to be something you enjoy doing.
This article is meant to be an engaging, college-themed piece, and if we don't feel like it fits your style, we won't ask you to cover it.
New releases at The Station
Superman Returns
After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa & Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman. The psychopathic Luthor, whose plans to destroy California failed because of Superman's heroics, vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot - using the crystals of Krypton to build a continent that will wipe out most of North America! Embedded in the continent's structure is Kryptonite - the lethal substance that is Superman's only weakness. Upon learning of Luthro's sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed.
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Clerks II
The sequel picks up 10 years later. "It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa & Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman. The psychopathic Luthor, whose plans to destroy California failed because of Superman's heroics, vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot - using the crystals of Krypton to build a continent that will wipe out most of North America! Embedded in the continent's structure is Kryptonite - the lethal substance that is Superman's only weakness. Upon learning of Luthro's sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed.IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Clerks II
The sequel picks up 10 years later. "It's about what happens when that lazy, 20-something malaise lasts into your 30s. Those dudes are kind of still mired, not in that same exact situation, but in a place where it's time to actually grow up and do something more than just sit around and dissect pop culture and talk about sex," Smith said during an interview at his Hollywood office. "It's: What happened to these dudes?"IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Late Night at The SRC
Late night at the student recreation center will take place coming Thursday, Nov. 30. It will take place from 10 p.m. till 12 a.m. There will be games, prices, and refreshments.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Group Photos for the Tower Yearbook
The Tower Yearbooks wants all the groups on the Northwest campus to be represented in the book this year, so be sure to get your group photo taken!
They will be taking pictures Monday 27th throughout Thursday 30th. You can go each day between 5pm and 9pm and they will be taking the pictures on the 2nd floor of the Union
They will be taking pictures Monday 27th throughout Thursday 30th. You can go each day between 5pm and 9pm and they will be taking the pictures on the 2nd floor of the Union
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy thanksgiving
The Bearcat Underground team wants to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your break!
Enjoy your break!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Want to know the drink specials at the bars?
We now have drink specials here at Bearcat Underground, you can access it through the navigation menu on the right. We are still working on completing the list, but so far you can already see the drink specials for The Palms and for Molly's.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Monday, November 20, 2006
Mr. Northwest
Come watch the sexy men of Northwest compete for the title! The event will take place today at the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center and it will start at 7:30 PM. It's organized by Alpha Sigma Alpha.Tickets are $2 if you bring a canned good, and $3 without. All the proceeds go to Special Olympics.
This year's contestants are:
Doug Siers
Kyle Aaron
Jared Nauser
Adam Glidewell
Steven Wilson
Derick Cunigan
Clay Bolinger
Logan Galloway
Roth Mallen
Sean Paddock
Friday, November 17, 2006
New releases at The Station
The Da Vinci Code
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is informed that the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see, and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - an actual secret society. In a breathless race through Paris, London and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless power broker who appears to work for Opus Dei - a clandestine, Vatican-sanctioned Catholic organization believed to have long plotted to seize the Priory's secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
John Tucker Must Die
Three teenagers two-timed by a local lothario decide to turn the tables on him in this romantic comedy. John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) is the big man on campus at his high school -- he's the captain and star player of the basketball team, he's got money, he's good-looking and charming, and he can have any girl he wants. However, the latter attribute is about to get him in serious trouble when three different girls at his school -- Heather (Ashanti), Beth (Sophia Bush) and Carrie (Arielle Kebbel) -- discover they've all been dating John at the same time. Determined to bring down the campus ladykiller, the girls devise a plan -- they pick a cute but socially clumsy girl who is new at school, Kate (Brittany Snow), and give her a crash course in stealing John's heart. Once Kate has John wrapped around her little finger, she's supposed to drop him like a bad habit and give him a taste of what heartbreak is really like. However, it seems that the early stages of the plan work a little too well, and John and Kate end up falling for each other for real. John Tucker Must Die also stars Jenny McCarthy, Penn Badgley, and Dan Payne.
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
Accepted
Bartleby (B.) Gaines is a fun loving slacker who, unfortunately, gets turned down for every college he applied for, much to the charign of his overly expectant parents. So, with a little cutting and pasting, he creates the South Harmon Institute of Technology, and lo and behold, he is accepted (along with his friends Rory, Hands, and Glen, whose college plans were also all but dashed). However, his parents want to see the website, the campus, and the dean. So now he has his other friend Sherman (who has been accepted to the prestigious Harmon College) build a web page, they lease out an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and they hire Sherman's uncle Ben (played to perfection by comedian Lewis Black) to be the dean. Problem solved? Not quite. The web page was done so well, that hundreds of students show up at the front door, all of which were turned down by other colleges. Faced with no choice, Bartleby decides to proceed with turning South Harmon into a real college, and sets about figuring out what to teach and how to teach it. Meanwhile at Harmon, dean Van Horne meets with Hoyt Ambrose, a rich law student and head of the KBE fraternity (which Sherman is trying to become a member of), to discuss building a gateway for Harmon using land presently being used by South Harmon. He tries finding the leaseholder of the land, to no avail. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Monica, catches him cheating on her, and a big party at South Harmon lures a chunk of Harmon's students away, including Monica into the arms of Bartleby. Now Hoyt uses Sherman, knowing he has been bouncing between the two schools, in an attempt to bring South Harmon down for good. However, Bartleby has an accreditation appointment with the state Board of Education to prove South Harmon's worthiness. Can he legally bring the South Harmon Institute of Technology to life and win the love of Monica?
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is informed that the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see, and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - an actual secret society. In a breathless race through Paris, London and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless power broker who appears to work for Opus Dei - a clandestine, Vatican-sanctioned Catholic organization believed to have long plotted to seize the Priory's secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost forever.IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
John Tucker Must Die
Three teenagers two-timed by a local lothario decide to turn the tables on him in this romantic comedy. John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) is the big man on campus at his high school -- he's the captain and star player of the basketball team, he's got money, he's good-looking and charming, and he can have any girl he wants. However, the latter attribute is about to get him in serious trouble when three different girls at his school -- Heather (Ashanti), Beth (Sophia Bush) and Carrie (Arielle Kebbel) -- discover they've all been dating John at the same time. Determined to bring down the campus ladykiller, the girls devise a plan -- they pick a cute but socially clumsy girl who is new at school, Kate (Brittany Snow), and give her a crash course in stealing John's heart. Once Kate has John wrapped around her little finger, she's supposed to drop him like a bad habit and give him a taste of what heartbreak is really like. However, it seems that the early stages of the plan work a little too well, and John and Kate end up falling for each other for real. John Tucker Must Die also stars Jenny McCarthy, Penn Badgley, and Dan Payne.IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
Accepted
Bartleby (B.) Gaines is a fun loving slacker who, unfortunately, gets turned down for every college he applied for, much to the charign of his overly expectant parents. So, with a little cutting and pasting, he creates the South Harmon Institute of Technology, and lo and behold, he is accepted (along with his friends Rory, Hands, and Glen, whose college plans were also all but dashed). However, his parents want to see the website, the campus, and the dean. So now he has his other friend Sherman (who has been accepted to the prestigious Harmon College) build a web page, they lease out an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and they hire Sherman's uncle Ben (played to perfection by comedian Lewis Black) to be the dean. Problem solved? Not quite. The web page was done so well, that hundreds of students show up at the front door, all of which were turned down by other colleges. Faced with no choice, Bartleby decides to proceed with turning South Harmon into a real college, and sets about figuring out what to teach and how to teach it. Meanwhile at Harmon, dean Van Horne meets with Hoyt Ambrose, a rich law student and head of the KBE fraternity (which Sherman is trying to become a member of), to discuss building a gateway for Harmon using land presently being used by South Harmon. He tries finding the leaseholder of the land, to no avail. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Monica, catches him cheating on her, and a big party at South Harmon lures a chunk of Harmon's students away, including Monica into the arms of Bartleby. Now Hoyt uses Sherman, knowing he has been bouncing between the two schools, in an attempt to bring South Harmon down for good. However, Bartleby has an accreditation appointment with the state Board of Education to prove South Harmon's worthiness. Can he legally bring the South Harmon Institute of Technology to life and win the love of Monica?
Thursday, November 16, 2006
New businesses coming to town.
There are a few new businesses coming to town these next few months, for your convenience we've summed them up and explain a little about them.
Las Palmas
Another Mexican restaurant is going to try it in town. It is going to be located next to La Bonita's where Julio's used to be. The restaurant will have two dinning rooms, a lounge, and 2 banquet rooms which people can rent for events. The menu will have Mexican food but they are planning on expanding to include traditional American food as well.
Las Palmas will open the week of Nov. 27.
The 9-Ball Club
The 9-Ball club is moving into the former residence of Movie Magic, for you freshman out there, that is on the square. The 9-Ball club is a pool hall and will feature six pool tables and a snooker table in a separate room. They also have plans for getting darts and video games. A pool table will cost $6 an hour. 9-Ball Club is a alcohol-free environment.
The 9-Ball Club is opening in December
The Snappin' Turtle
The Snappin' Turtle is going to be located next to Carson's. It is going to start of as a bar but they are planning on adding food to their business as well. They have been working on the place for over 6 weeks now reconstructing the inside of the former café. Drink specials are not yet know but The Snappin' Turtle has told us they will inform us as soon as they know.
The Snappin' Turtle is planning on opening after Thanksgiving Break
Las Palmas
Another Mexican restaurant is going to try it in town. It is going to be located next to La Bonita's where Julio's used to be. The restaurant will have two dinning rooms, a lounge, and 2 banquet rooms which people can rent for events. The menu will have Mexican food but they are planning on expanding to include traditional American food as well.
Las Palmas will open the week of Nov. 27.
The 9-Ball Club
The 9-Ball club is moving into the former residence of Movie Magic, for you freshman out there, that is on the square. The 9-Ball club is a pool hall and will feature six pool tables and a snooker table in a separate room. They also have plans for getting darts and video games. A pool table will cost $6 an hour. 9-Ball Club is a alcohol-free environment.
The 9-Ball Club is opening in December
The Snappin' Turtle
The Snappin' Turtle is going to be located next to Carson's. It is going to start of as a bar but they are planning on adding food to their business as well. They have been working on the place for over 6 weeks now reconstructing the inside of the former café. Drink specials are not yet know but The Snappin' Turtle has told us they will inform us as soon as they know.
The Snappin' Turtle is planning on opening after Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Help wanted
Hey guys, Bearcat Underground has been running for almost 2 weeks now and we've had about a 1000 different people visit the website in that time period. We have since added a lot of new stuff, like the local gas prices, and the movie times from the hangar.
Currently we are looking for people willing to help us by posting news stories and events? Are you interested, let us know by replying! Also, let us know if you have any other suggestions for us.
Currently we are looking for people willing to help us by posting news stories and events? Are you interested, let us know by replying! Also, let us know if you have any other suggestions for us.
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