Wesley pool to remain closed

Wesley pool to remain closed

By Kim Manahan (Whetstone Staff Writer)
Wesley’s pool will remain closed.
Behind gates and locked doors, the pool water sits, reflecting a brownish color.
The pool closed last fall when someone complained about the color of the water, said Eric Nelson, vice president for finance.
“The City of Dover’s water, while safe to use, has a lot of [...]

Emmons leaves for graduate school; Angstadt to retire

Emmons leaves for graduate school; Angstadt to retire

By Kelly Morgan (Whetstone Staff Writer)
Music professor Jonathan Emmons and Sociology professor Peter Angstadt are leaving Wesley College in May.
“In the fall, I’m starting a D.M.A.,” Emmons said. “[It’s] a doctor of musical arts in choral conducting at the University of Maryland, College Park.”
Emmons, 26, predicts it will take him three years to earn his [...]

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  • Well-traveled professor satisfied with part-time role

    Well-traveled professor satisfied with part-time role

    By Kelly Morgan (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    After traveling to more than a dozen European countries and teaching full-time for 32 years, Nadine Noble is content as an adjunct teacher at Wesley College.
    Wesley has been the home of Noble, 61, for five years. She teaches English and French.
    Beth Angelucci, junior, was a student in one Noble’s [...]

  • Me, myself and the dog: the experience of being a military wife

    Me, myself and the dog: the experience of being a military wife

    By Merete Aanes (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    For the first time, I’m living completely on my own – since my husband, who is in the Air Force, recently left for a six-month deployment.
    There are things I like and things I don’t like about living on [...]

  • The online world is a dangerous place

    The online world is a dangerous place

    By Alexandra Gargon (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    We live in a world of technology.
    Students write their term papers using texting language. People rarely leave their houses without checking their Facebook or Twitter accounts.
    Like a lot of social media, Facebook is becoming an unhealthy obsession for many people today.
    I am definitely one of these people.
    I find it difficult [...]

  • When I grow up, I want to be happy

    When I grow up, I want to be happy

    By Kim Manahan (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    Going onto my fifth year, I sometimes ask myself why I am even in college.
    After four years of books, people and worrying that my mom will find out I had to withdraw from another class because of attendance, things get old, and real life becomes even more distant.
    What is the [...]

  • Drass: a football man until the end

    Drass: a football man until the end

    By Chris Agar (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    Football always has been part of Mike Drass’ life.
    Growing up the second oldest of seven children in Chester, Pa., Drass watched his grandfather referee games and his uncle play at the University of Maryland.
    “It [football] was always just something in the family,” he says. “Football was something that I [...]

  • How to fix the NBA playoffs

    How to fix the NBA playoffs

    by Chris Agar (Whetstone Staff Writer)
    The 2010 NBA Playoffs tipped off this month, so I figured now would be a good time to share my way to fix the current system.
    Under the current format, more than half the teams in the league (16 out of 30, eight from each conference) make it, but several of [...]

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The Wolfman Review

The Wolfman Review

By Brian Orthman (Whetstone Staff Writer)
The Wolfman’s computer-generated images helped make up for a weak story.
Starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, the movie is a remake of the 1941 film that starred Lon Chaney, Jr.
Del Toro plays Lawrence Talbot, who becomes the Wolf Man.
The new movie begins mysteriously, with the murder of Talbot’s brother.
It [...]