Monthly Archives: January 2010

New Brunswick Arts and Culture: Why We've Moved into Basements

by Bianca Spivak Last night as I was watching the police break up yet another cramped basement show in New Brunswick, I looked on in disappointment not only because the band’s set was cut short, but also because I knew what a familiar scene this was. In recent years, New Brunswick has seen a shift…

New Brunswick Arts and Culture: Why We’ve Moved into Basements

by Bianca Spivak Last night as I was watching the police break up yet another cramped basement show in New Brunswick, I looked on in disappointment not only because the band’s set was cut short, but also because I knew what a familiar scene this was. In recent years, New Brunswick has seen a shift…

I Want To Know What Was Really Going On In That Hatch

It has been exactly 5 years, 4 months, and 10 days since I saw my first episode of Lost.  It was the day season 2 premiered.  I was sitting with my cousin when he realized that I had no idea what he had just put on the television.  He had found this completely unacceptable and…

Part 1: The Steady Decline From Films to Movies

By CSD Hunter S. Thompson said, “Buy the ticket, take the ride”. We go to the local cinema to be entertained and inspired. It offers a brief respite from our daily lives. Unfortunately, as of late this has not been the case. Instead, the usual scenario involves getting excited over a new film only for it…

Ndiaye's Block Party Leads RU to First Big East Win

The Rutgers Men’s Basketball team hasn’t tasted a Big East regular season win since March 7th, 2009. They got their first bite of one this season defeating Notre Dame 74-73, thanks in large part to Hamady Ndiaye.

Ndiaye’s Block Party Leads RU to First Big East Win

The Rutgers Men’s Basketball team hasn’t tasted a Big East regular season win since March 7th, 2009. They got their first bite of one this season defeating Notre Dame 74-73, thanks in large part to Hamady Ndiaye.

Why do people continuously vote against their own interests?

For the first post of this column, I thought it appropriate to take a look at an article published on the BBC News website. The article points out: Why are so many American voters enraged by attempts to change a horribly inefficient system that leaves them with premiums they often cannot afford? Why are they manning the…

Downloadable games 'Splode on the scene

Greetings Earthlings My name is Drew Cowley and for the next couple weeks I will be writing a column here on moxieTODAY. My columns will focus primarily on electronic entertainment. I will focus mostly on video games, but luckily here at the wonderful moxieTODAY I am free to write about anything I want every week….

Downloadable games ‘Splode on the scene

Greetings Earthlings My name is Drew Cowley and for the next couple weeks I will be writing a column here on moxieTODAY. My columns will focus primarily on electronic entertainment. I will focus mostly on video games, but luckily here at the wonderful moxieTODAY I am free to write about anything I want every week….

RU Student & Alumni Federal Credit Union Elects New Board

New Brunswick – Wednesday evening the Rutgers University Student & Alumni Federal Credit Union held its annual membership meeting and elected a new Board of Directors.    Nine members were elected.  Only one member of the original board, Ken Buren (class of ’89) who founded the Credit Union as an undergrad, was elected to the new…