This may be the catchiest thing you’ve ever heard. If Panic! At the Disco doesn’t make you tap your toes and shake your hips, then you need to check your pulse. Their infectious blend of pop dance-punk will have you hooked. Narrative lyrics, theatrical instrumentation, and melodic song structure are P!ATD’s bread and butter. Lines like “When I say shotgun, you say wedding” prove these four fellows are Las Vegas’s best kept secret. This album takes you on a journey and leaves you wondering how you were ever able to live without this band.

It’s similar to winning the lottery, and recognizing that you were just in the right place at the right time. Nonetheless, hearing the music of Franklyn Currie for the first time leaves you going to bed telling yourself that the day was a success.

Last fall, Kelcey Brade spotted an opportunity to bring Spartan Faithful together through live Internet broadcast of games. An aspiring sports newscaster and a fourth-year communications major, Brade couldn’t pass up the chance. Teaming up with fellow sports aficionados Simon Moore and Scott Stewart, Kelcey responded to the ad and Spartan Web Radio (SWR) was born.

The day was October 8. My Edmonton Oilers were just about to begin their game against Vancouver. I had put off my homework till Monday, and I was ready to enjoy this game. As I made my way towards the big screen in Douglas Lounge, something struck me as odd. I was in Canada. It was Saturday night. And hockey was not on the TV.

Flag football has had a great season this year. Despite some cancellations due to weather and Hootenanny, there has been a consistent stream of intense games and solid competition.

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When the National Hockey League (NHL) returned on October 5th after a lengthy 18-month lockout, its fans were treated to a whole new game. What the league and its fans did not anticipate were the negative aspects of the “new NHL.”
The new salary cap system has already damaged the NHL’s most profitable organization—the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mats Sundin was injured in his third shift and is now out for 4-6 weeks with a fractured orbital bone.

Let me start by saying that when it comes to the NHL, I am a traditionalist. I am of what we would call ‘old school ilk’. However, the last time we saw NHL action, hockey players were crankier than usual, veterans were complaining about holding and hooking, and worst of all, fans weren’t watching. So, with all the negative attention that the lockout received, the league recognized it needed changes. What better time to come to the forefront and make a push for a whole new game than right now, when the NHL needs to win back the fans they hurt so badly. Here’s the major rule changes, and how they will affect the game.