First Shot: A Pang of Conscience?

by | Jul 26, 2007 | News

On August 31, an era is coming to an end at Smith College in Northampton. The college has opted not to renew its Coca-Cola contract, severing ties with the company after a 50-plus-year relationship. President Carol Christ, in a letter to Coca-Cola on May 25, cited...

What Do You Think?

by | Jul 26, 2007 | News

Hitchens Was RightChristopher Hitchens is a bit of a boob, but he's right about religion ["Hitchens Is Not Great," July 19, 2007]. At least he pays taxes on the money he makes. If churches were properly taxed, many snake oil salesmen would go out of...
Silverchair Rocks Again

Silverchair Rocks Again

by | Jul 26, 2007 | Music

Platinum-haired and platinum-selling by the age of 14, singer/six-stringer Daniel Johns was sharing stages with the Smashing Pumpkins and the Chili Peppers while most his age were studying actual botany.Some 13 years later, your friendly neighborhood Nightcrawler...
A Sonic Resuscitation

A Sonic Resuscitation

by | Jul 26, 2007 | Music

After more than a decade of silence, the Springfield Department of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management resurrected its Sounds of Summer concerts last year. The sonic resuscitation was a success, with hundreds of concert-goers coming out to all six shows cranked...

FreeSport: Tokers Got Game

by | Jul 26, 2007 | Leisure

Can't tell the difference between the sports pages and the police blotter? You're not the only one. These days it seems that everywhere you turn, another star athlete—from Elijah Dukes to Ricky Williams—is in hot water over drugs. Not for using a...