Wicked

I just saw the play Wicked at the Aronoff Center this weekend. It's about the wicked witch of the west-from her birth until her death. I recommend seeing it. It was really good. The main characters (The good witch and the wicked witch of the west) had amazing and powerful voices. The special effects were neat and put together well. It's not like the movie, The Wizard of Oz, so don't expect to see Dorothy or Toto. But Hurry! Because they are only in Cincinnati until February 3rd. Well actually I wouldn't bother trying because tickets are probably already sold out. But good luck if you try!

Can you believe it?!?!

One of my favorite hobbies is going to the movies. Even though it can be quite expensive, I still enjoy eating my popcorn, eating my candy, and enjoying a good movie. However, after recently going to see the movie, "Untraceable," (which I must say is an excellent movie) I found it rather disturbing just how rude people in movie theaters can be. I did not pay $7.50 to listen to people's cell phones ring or listen to whole conversations between people around me while the movie was going on!! Can you believe I even had people kicking the back of my seat? WOW!! I even sat and watched a group of children throw popcorn at random people during the movie!! I think from now on I am going to just stay at home and rent DVDS!!!

KU

I enjoy the food at Dayton very much, although it can get a little repetitive at times. This is besides the point. The issue is, why does KU not let freshman eat at there during certain times. If im out in the cold i dont not want to have to walk all the way back to Marycrest just to get something to eat and then walk all the way back to my classes. There simply is not enough time. Although it does allow the upper classman a little breathing room it is a little inconvinient to the freshman.

CONGRATULATIONS COACH CHAMBERLIN!!!

Congratulations to Coach Rick Chamberlin the new head coach of the Dayton Flyers football team. Coach Chamberlin was an All-American linebacker at UD and has coached at UD ever since he graduated. He has been apart of UD football for over 30 years and will be a great fit to continue the great Flyer tradition. Coach Chamberlin kept it simple in his first press conference as the UD coach by opening up with "It's a great day to be a flyer!" and for Rick Chamberlin and the rest of the UD football program, it couldn't be more true.

Indirect Pathways

Ok so have any of you guys ever walked through KU field during a sub zero chill? I'm sure you have. Well I don't know about the rest of you, but the pathway through KU field and among others are very indirect. I mean have you noticed how the path winds in an uneccessary fashion making your walk a little longer than it needs to be in the cold. Of course walking straight through the grass to the other side of KU field isn't an option, because everyone else is on the path. So if you aren't on the path people are like "hey check out the guy walking through the grass" and I definately do not want to be grass guy.

Betcha didn't know...

While many students recover from hangover in their dorms on saturday afternoons in Autumn, the UD football team battles in out on the gridiron. Many people disregard the football games and don't think much of the football program here. Well let me put in context how mistaken those people are. UD football is legendary. UD football has produced some of the most succesful coaches ever to step on the field. Famous football coaches include Jon Gruden of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who won the superbowl in 2002 (ish), Chuck Knoll, who coaches the Pittsburg Steelers to 4 super bowl wins, Hugh Devore, who coached for a short period of time at UD and also the University of Notre Dame, Gerry Faust, who coached Cincinatti Moeller High School to multiple National Championships in the late 70's and also went on to coach 5 years at Notre Dame and 10 Years at Akron, and last but certainly not least Coach Mike Kelly, who's winning percentage of 81% (ish) is fourth all time amongst coaches (who coached 25 years or more) and whose recent announcement of retirement made a top headline under the college football section of both ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated's web site. Also, in an encounter with Jim Grobe, the D-I coach of the year in 2007, he told me "No one's as good as Coach Kelly". So next fall, when you have to decide whether to roll over in bed and lay in your bed for an extra hour trying to tell yourself that your still asleep or come out to a football game, remember that UD football is bigger than you think.

Cold Rides

On the weekend most students head from their dorm rooms to the "ghetto". When it is this cold outside I think Dayton should do more to help transport students. Mom's Limo can only do so much. They need help. I'm not saying that major changes need to be made, maybe just a bus that swings by all the dorms and then drops the students off at a designated spot in the "ghetto".