The CHIMES

Boxing kicks off in Morrisville

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Cole Perkins, a trainer in the wrestling room at the Recreation Center, helps individuals learn the art of kickboxing. Boxing classes are held every Monday and Wednesday at 12 noon, and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

Photo by Nicole Williams, '13 | Staff Photographer

Habitat for Humanity: helping students 'get involved.'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Poverty is a growing problem that faces not only Third-world countries, but also hits home in the land of the free. In America citizens are promised life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," says Jonathan Rodriguez, a criminal justice major and former participant with Habitat for Humanity.

Hockey team ends season in semifinals

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On Feb. 27 the hockey team finished out their season with a loss in the semifinals against SUNY Oswego. "I hope that they are a source of pride for your school," the Oswego Lakers head coach Ed Gosek said.

The Mustangs ended the season at 9-17, after making playoffs for the first time in four years.

Hunt seat team places third in IHSA Invitational

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Morrisville Hunt Seat Equestrian Team was invited to the Cornell University Intercollegiate Horse Show Association or the IHSA Hunt Seat Invitational at the Oxley Equestrian Center in Ithaca, NY. The show was held on Feb. 21, Morrisville's team came in third overall for the day.

Chime - a musical puzzle game that breaks the mold

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Music games are a dime a dozen and there is not very much variety in them anymore. In most, you play with a guitar, set of drums or a mic. Some of the best music games are the ones that change the flow of how music games are played, while at the same time testing your mind.

El Canelo offers great food, but environment 'fizzles'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

El Canelo offers good food at low prices, but the environment fizzles. Located in the Glenwood Shopping Plaza in Oneida, NY, its interior includes bright orange walls and Christmas decorations. There are still remnants of the previous establishment, T.J. Rileys, even though El Canelo has been open for years. Unimpressive from the moment you enter till the moment you leave, El Canelo leaves you wondering how they remain open.

Michael Vick comes back to entertainment

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Black Entertainment Television is always premiering a new show, whether it's a reality show, a game show or documentary. Now former Atlanta Falcons player Michael Vick has his own documentary show called "The Michael Vick Project."

Today's hip-hop doesn't measure up to the past

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

From the east coast to the west coast, the flow of rap in the 80's to the mid 90's was immaculate. The lyrics were put out in a way where you could actually understand the clarity of what was being spoken of. There was a certain flow and it was as if they were rapping to a beat that wasn't even there. It wasn't stiff and it wasn't forced, it was very free spirited. They were also much more positive. I was born in the late 80's, but I do have a sense of what "good" music is.

Global warming: a theoretical fact

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The concept of manmade global warming - the idea that global temperature is increasing as a result of the green house effect from pollutants like CO2 that come from the industrialization of society - has become widely known. But the basis for such conclusions is yet to be proven and the claim of a scientific consensus by those like Al Gore and Prime Minster Gordon Brown is unequivocally wrong.

National pride on the decline?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Throughout grade school and into high school, you are expected to follow the lead of others by reciting the pledge of allegiance in support of your country, and hope for a bright future. I don't know if it was different for others, but at my high school the only person actually reciting it was the principal over the intercom.

Surviving Morrisville: Turning Stone the place to go for comedy

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Is the winter weather getting you down? Want to get outside of your weekly routine and sit back to enjoy some light-hearted laughs? The Comedy Club at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort is just the place to go!

Every Wednesday evening at 8 p.m., the Comedy Club offers performances by comedians from New York City's best comedy clubs.