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Going mobile
SU students renovate RV to provide on-the-go learning for Syracuse area students
By Will Halsey
Once Vincent Appel gutted the inside of a used recreation vehicle in freezing January temperatures, the fifth-year Syracuse University architecture student realized working on the Mobile Literacy and Arts Bus was more than just an assignment for class. The project turned into a way for him to reach out to the Syracuse community.
Comic books becoming geek chic with movie adaptations
By Nathan Mattise
Comic books, in the past 20 or so years, have been classified as a nerd activity. Didn't matter what kind they were, who the superhero was, they were a dorky thing to buy, read and collect. But apparently this wasn't always the case. Growing up, they seemed more irrelevant than my "Goosebumps" collection does today.
Nostalgia nook | 'NHL Hockey '94'
By Matt Levin
No, you can't make Wayne Gretzky's head bleed. But even without that guilty pleasure, "NHL Hockey '94" still earns the title of greatest hockey video game ever made - and possibly best sports game, too. The revolutionary game that introduced one-timers and an entire roster of authentic players and teams (thanks to a licensing agreement with the NHL), provides the ultimate entertainment for those who can't watch NHL hockey playoffs - since major TV networks don't host the sport.
Crush | Rivers Cuomo
By Erinn Connor
With a 30-second demo circling the Internet from its next album, Weezer is a strange band. It makes pretty good music, but it is still a strange, strange band. What makes up a good 90 percent of Weezer's weirdness is frontman Rivers Cuomo (the other 10 percent was reflected when the band renamed itself "Goat Punishment" so it could play to "dedicated fans") who manages to be a dead ringer for Buddy Holly and one of the most reclusive human beings on the planet.
Identity crisis
The Kooks' latest album dabbles in music of every genre as band searches for signature sound
By Dan Kaplan
The Kooks' "Konk" Genre: Indie rock - kinda Sounds like: The Feeling, The Shins 60 Decibels Cross the pond to the United Kingdom and you'll find a music industry filled with rock bands that know exactly what sound they want to achieve. The city of Sheffield boasts the relentlessly fast indie rock of the Arctic Monkeys, while London's Bloc Party tackles a more melodic, danceable post-punk sound.
