Website cuts out book-buying middle man

When sophomore Jan Kuboschek found the used book he bought at Hamline for $60 online for $5, he decided it was time to look for an alternative source for his academic needs.

“I’m wondering where those 55 bucks are going,” he said. His ideačto design a program where students can buy and sell books without the middleman.

A morning chat with the girls

As my time at Hamline nears its close, I have caught myself reflecting on the historic campus and my time spent here. I realize that beyond the university, Midway remains a strange phenomenon in ways. Unique businesses and restaurants line Snelling Avenue, but sequestered to the corner of Englewood and Hamline Avenue stands a quiet but towering presence that made me curious.

Peace out, Hamline

This is the last issue for several of our senior staff, which means, in turn, that we’ll also be spending our last few days as undergrads.

We’ll try not to get too cliche here we all know we’ll always remember and hold close our friends that we met at ol’ HU, etc., etc. But sometimes it seems like yesterday that we were wandering, wide-eyed and lost first-years, alternately filled with trepidation, excitement, and anticipation for the years ahead. As commonplace as it sounds, it’s truečthis place is our home and all we’ve known for four years. While we raged about homework and classes, were homesick and wished we were finished with college, the time has gone by faster than we could have ever anticipated. We’ve gone from uncertain first-years to equally uncertain but still graduating seniors with hardly a moment to think about it.

Two tickets please . . .

Summer is right around the corner and that means one thing: summer blockbusters are going to be hitting the theaters. Besides the obvious Spider-man 3 mega-movie on everybody’s minds, there are still many other huge hits set to debut. In fact, with big name franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean, The Fantastic Four, and the Ocean’s films, this summer is bound to go down as the summer of the sequels.

Homerun hopefuls suffer strike out

In the final doubleheader of the season, Hamline baseball swept Concordia 3-2 and 5-0 last week.

Although the wins failed to propel the Pipers to the post season, the contests did bear fruit. In the first game, junior shortstop Andrew Bennett hit his 10th home run of the season. After spending most of the season leading or nearly leading the MIAC in home runs, Bennett’s tenth dinger tied the shortstop for the single season record at Hamline. Alumni Kyle Aug and Tom Gothmann previously held the single season record with 10 home runs. Aug hit 10 home runs in 1985 and Gothmann hit 10 in 1981. Bennett had an all-around good game and Bennett finished game one with two runs, a double, and was three for three at the plate.

Beyond the Bedroom

Mistakes: Here is a list of things that people tend to do without even realizing it. Next time you’re doing the deed, try to remember not to do these.

1. Clothing malfunctions. Assess the shirt situation before trying to rip it off. No one looks good with a sweater stuck on his/her head.