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Your Vote Matters: Student Govt’s University Vote on Letter Addressing Codification of Roe v. Wade

This past Monday, many found in their email a question on what they want their elected Student Government officials to do regarding a...

Session in Solitude: A Night in Memorial Hall

Our intrepid reporter goes in search of ghosts, ghouls, and that which goes bump in the night 10:17 PM: I was disappointed at the sight...

Must-Have Songs for Your Halloween Party Playlist

With spooky season creeping up on us, that also means that ghoulish fun awaits in form of themed parties. One thing that is an absolute...

Mike's Musings: Story or Game? Parts I and II

By Mike Ripski, University Chaplain Part I In a recent Opinion column (7/21) in The New York Times, David Brooks asks, "Is Life a Story...

Frightening Flicks, Famous and Forgotten, For Halloween

ONE CLASSIC AND FIVE UNDER-THE-RADAR HALLOWEEN FILMS TO SHOCK YOUR FRIENDS (AND ENEMIES!) “Halloween” (1978) The original Halloween...

Dear (Phiendish) Phelix: What if I Hate Halloween?

Can I wear my Halloween costume to class? And what if I don't like Halloween? Dear Phelix: Is it okay to wear my Halloween costume to...

Dead Malls: Is There Life Left in the Lebanon Outlet Mall?

A dead mall [1] (also known as a ghost mall, zombie mall, or abandoned mall) is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low...

Cumberland Q&A: Sandy Elliott

CU Dispatch: Name? Sandy Elliott: Sandy Elliott. Two l’s, two t’s. Department at Cumberland? Elliott: SHEA (Author's note: We then...

Theater Review: The Curious Savage

Earlier this month, the Cumberland University Phoenix Players put on an enjoyable production of The Curious Savage at the the CU's Heydel...

Daytrippin': On the trail of authentic eats in Manchester, TN

Aside from the numerous hiking attractions spread around Manchester, TN -- such as South Cumberland State Park and Old Stone Fort State...

Cumberland Q&A: Peg Fredi

Name: Dr. Peg Fredi Dept: Art Hometown: I am originally from South East Tennessee but I have lived in every major city in TN and...

Batman: Darker and Dirtier

The Batman captures the well known superhero as he roves through the Gotham City’s underworld after a bestial killer who leaves behind a...

Out and About: Haven House Thrift Shop

With the building’s gaudy coat of blue paint for its exterior, Haven House Thrift Store is certainly a Lebanon landmark that is difficult...

History in a 7-inch record

In which our intrepid author comes to love his hometown a little more after a chance discovery of a secret bit of Lebanon history I’ve...