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Life is full of commitments and, recently, colleges and universities all across the nation have agreed to make a fairly large one: The commitment to achieve climate neutrality on their campuses and to act as a model for their community. This pact, better known as the American College & University President's Climate Commitment, has 515 signatories to date.
The University of West Florida Theater Department is presenting "Guys and Dolls" as its final production for the 2007-2008 season. The musical comedy is based on the short story titled "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" by Damon Runyon. "This represents the best of American musical theater," Kevin Kern, director of the production, said.
Ahh, summer. To the delight of those who love warm Florida weather, summer means one thing and one thing only; the beach. Like many of my fellow Argonauts, I plan on spending my summer with days of baking in the sun and drinking on Thursday nights at Flounders with intermittent bouts of unwilling table serving to pay for those delicious Diesel Fuels.
The University of West Florida men's and women's basketball team produced a record 14 All-Academic selections for winter sports. There were three First Team and two Honor Roll selections from the men's team, and the women's team produced nine selections, which was the most of any men's or women's winter sports team in the Gulf South Conference.
The journey is epic. Your first steps are taken in darkness, desperately hoping to evade the predators lying in wait. Your flesh is parched, your brothers and sisters are falling behind, but you carry on. The lights are close now, and you know that home cannot be far.
The University of West Florida International Student Association decorated the Commons Concourse on Tuesday with souvenirs from around the world. The International Student Association held a World Exhibit in the Commons to showcase the countries and culture of the organization.
The University of West Florida Art Department held the opening reception for the AD + ART Exhibition on Friday, April 11 in the Art Gallery of the Fine and Performing Arts building. The Exhibition featured a variety of student advertising art and art for advertising.
Barack Obama and his fellow liberals are backed into a corner. With a plethora of Midwestern red states looming in the future primaries, Democrats are queasy over the thought of the reception that they receive. Obama calls the people of the rural communities in the red states "lunch pail workers.
March is over, and now the real brackets are being filled out. Granted, the NBA Playoffs don't provide the "Cinderellas" that the NCAA Tournament is famous for. But stability is a good thing. Looking back on history, there have only been a handful of times that the "better" team didn't win the seven-game series.
