Drew Atkins

September 23, 2004

Knock: Vacation’s Back in Session, Folks

By Drew Atkins

I was sunning myself off the coast of Malta, loafing on a 50-foot yacht with my ridiculously wealthy friends, when I was struck with a revelation. Summer sucks. I then blurted out the notion to my shipmates.

September 23, 2004

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Aye, Aye, ‘Captain’

By Drew Atkins

Almost nothing you see is real. The buildings are fake, the trees are fake and some of the people might not even be people. They might be robots. Such is the situation you find yourself in while watching "Sky Captain and...

September 16, 2004

Friends Remember Grad Student

By Drew Atkins

Six members of the Pettus Group, a biochemistry research organization on campus, sat in a vacant lab and stood along its walls Wednesday afternoon. They were all taking this time out of the day to remember their former c...

June 3, 2004

Artsweek Takes A Good Look at the Competition

By Drew Atkins

Here at Artsweek, we sense your anxiety. "The Nexus is gone," you think. "Who's going to tell me what to think about movies? Should I pay to see Will Smith battle robots?

May 27, 2004

Knock: Confessions of a Cynic

By Drew Atkins

Being cynical but not burned out, one is put in an uneven spot. On one hand, you remain relatively open minded to most things and people, and this mind state fills life with a certain verve.

May 25, 2004

Two Thousand Show Up to See Face-off on Iraq

By Drew Atkins

The former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Joseph Wilson and the editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine William Kristol debated in front of an enormous but respectful crowd Monday night regarding the current U.S. pr...

May 20, 2004

Knock: Don’t Steal Me Lucky Charms!

By Drew Atkins

Watch your back, Dalai Lama! Find a new job, Dr. Phil! Start panicking, Buddha! There's a new philosophically inspiring bigwig in town, and his name is Me!

May 18, 2004

Campus Hosts Nobel Peace Prize Winner

By Drew Atkins

Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, spoke to a full house at Campbell Hall on Monday night about democracy, human rights and gender-based discrimination.

May 13, 2004

Knock: The Show Should Go On

By Drew Atkins

There's a lot of talk going on right now about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Many say he should be fired or forced to resign. They say he's slightly responsible for the abuses Iraqi prisoners have suffered recent...

May 12, 2004

Demon-Possessed Coca-Cola Can

By Drew Atkins

The salesman claimed his soda can was very different from the others; it was "

May 6, 2004

Knock: In Case You Wondered Why Drew Atkins Isn’t Talking to You in Class

By Drew Atkins

My housemate Donkey is like an old woman sometimes, especially around the end of each quarter. This is when he really starts nagging me. Where are you going to live next year, Drew?

May 5, 2004

Visionaries To Speak on Imagination, Travel

By Drew Atkins

Two people who know a thing or two about creativity will discuss that topic tonight in Campbell Hall. Writer Pico Iyer and musician Meredith Monk will speak in Campbell at 8 p.m. Admission will be $10 for the general pub...

April 29, 2004

Other Drew Says,

By Drew Atkins

When I sleep at night I dream of a sanitary future, full of shiny uniforms and cars that fly. There are cities in the clouds, robot maids, and dolphins coexisting with humans in a civilized manner. I don't dream of freak...

April 28, 2004

Author To Pick Apart Policy on Pot, Porn

By Drew Atkins

Sex, drugs and cheap labor will be the topic of a speech tonight in Campbell Hall. Eric Schlosser, the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation, will speak tonight at 8 p.m.

April 15, 2004

Knock: A Real Campaign in the Ass

By Drew Atkins

I can't help but connect college politicians with their high school counterparts. You remember high school politicians? Those overachievers that run for positions in order to dress their r

April 15, 2004

The Giants Attack!

By Drew Atkins

They've existed for 22 years, putting out consistently high-quality underground pop albums and helping people see the glory of geeky humor. They've put music on answering machines for callers to dial up and listen to and...