APRIL 12, 1982

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring Gunter Grass's Artistic Side. Impact: If Gunter Grass had only stuck to writing, we might have avoided an entire movement of graphic novels that would have made 'serious' art even more pretentious. A single etching led to thousands of hipster art exhibits, complete with overpriced wine and misunderstood poetry.. Fact: Did you know that before becoming a renowned author, Gunter Grass was a stonemason? I guess that means he literally built his own legacy—stone by stone!.
• Headline: NEW JERSEY GUIDE; A TRIBUTE TO ISRAEL. Impact: This tribute event helped foster cultural exchanges that would later transform coffee shops into hotbeds of political debate and hummus tasting. Who knew that a couple of folk singers could start a culinary revolution?. Fact: Did you know that folk music has a magical ability to unite people? Or at least get them to argue about who does the best rendition of 'Hava Nagila' at weddings?.
• Headline: GARDENING; TIPS ON HIRING A LANDSCAPE GARDENER. Impact: This advice to hire a landscape gardener led to a nationwide trend of over-the-top gardens. Now, every suburban neighborhood is a competition for who can grow the most exotic plants, complete with twinkling lights that would make a Christmas tree jealous.. Fact: Did you know that hiring a landscape gardener can boost your property value? Or at least give your neighbors something to gossip about while they sip their overpriced lattes!.
• Headline: CAMPUS AT PURCHASE MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY. Impact: Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Purchase campus led to an increase in alumni donations, which in turn funded a statue of a student with a coffee cup—forever immortalizing the caffeine addiction that plagues academia.. Fact: You know you’re at a university when the statue looks more alive than some of the students cramming for finals. It’s almost like they’re judging your life choices!.
• Headline: NEW JERSEY GUIDE; A LITERARY EVENING. Impact: Robert Penn Warren's reading inspired a wave of aspiring writers who later inundated bookstores with their unfinished manuscripts—much to the chagrin of editors everywhere. His influence, it seems, was both a blessing and a curse.. Fact: Did you know that Robert Penn Warren is one of the few authors to win three Pulitzer Prizes? Clearly, he was doing something right while the rest of us were still trying to figure out how to write a decent email!.
• Headline: NEW JERSEY GUIDE; SHORT COURSE ON A DIG. Impact: The discovery of the 18th-century ship led to a mini-gold rush of amateur archaeologists who thought they could find buried treasure in their backyards. Spoiler alert: most just found old soda cans.. Fact: Did you know that the term 'dig' is often used in archaeology but also in other contexts? Like when you dig into a pint of ice cream after a breakup. Priorities, people!.