2008 Woodie Awards
While much is often made about the degree to which Case is a technological leader, those depending on some of its network services lately may feel that this is anything but true. In the last few weeks, the Case network has seen its share of issues. Whether it has involved Blackboard, e-mail, or Internet access, the network has been spotty at some times and nearly nonexistent at others.
Down by four, sacked on third down, and with just over a minute left to go in a season that was crumbling around him, Wabash quarterback Matt Hudson connected with wide receiver Wes Chamblee for 21 yards on fourth-and-15, breathing life into the ashes that were the Little Giants' playoff hopes.
Students reserving the Thwing ballroom for events will find themselves faced with a surprising question: "Do you plan to do any line dancing?" Even more surprising is that if they answer "yes," they will need to schedule their event elsewhere. The rule comes down from Casey Medley, the director for administration and operation at Thwing, based on a structural engineer's recommendation.
Referee Chris Shears took Terence Haynes' left wrist in his right hand, pulled it into the air, and Haynes, 45, had the first win of his collegiate wrestling career. Victory No. 1 for Baldwin-Wallace's middle-aged heavyweight will be one of his easiest: Case doesn't have a heavyweight and lost the match by forfeit.
Coming off four straight losses, two of which were overtime games, the winless Spartans were hoping to erase those past games from memory by defeating Hiram College on a cold, fluttery Monday night without starter Eric Duerr who was out due to the flu. Unfortunately, the Spartans could not hold off the Terriers of Hiram, dropping their fifth-straight game 84-80.
Network - I is for Irritating. We knew we were dependent on the Internet, but we never realized how dependent we are on the Internet until it started to fail sporadically. The planned outages weren't such a big deal unless you were doing work in the middle of the night.
You are now reading the last "Quarked" column that will ever appear in The Observer. I know. I can barely handle the suspense either. But instead of launching into thoughts about graduating, something that would only serve to bore you and depress me, I'd like to talk about words instead.
The Will Smith that many of us know best is the slightly goofy Fresh Prince, born and raised in West Philadelphia, yet causing mayhem in high-class Bel-Air. However, in the past few years, we have seen Smith take on more serious roles that have established him as a respected actor.