Best of Lifestyles 2008-09

Former Bills player inspires By Aaron Lafaro, 9/17/08

"Throughout his speech, he said that putting smiles on the faces of others is what drives him every day. Tomas shared a few of the relationships he developed with terminally-ill children around the community."



Country stars perform for full house

By Amanda Seef, 10/8/08

"Finally, Morgan took the stage, bringing his southern style he is known for. The crowd went crazy for Morgan, the headliner of Friday night's show. Beginning with "Little Bit of Life," the title track of this most recent album, he brought out his hits, including "That's What I Love About Sundays" and "Almost Home."



Stewart's schtick cracks up

University at Buffalo

By Amanda Seef, 11/19/08

"I have never been in a town so proud to invent a bar food ... Just about as drunk of a town as I've been to, too. Do you ever get so drunk in a town that you wake up and think to yourself, 'Did we [have sex with] Rochester last night?'"

- Jon Stewart



Music enters easy, ethical realm

By Bethany Young, 11/19/09

"Indie music might not be your thing. MP3 stockpiling through programs like Limewire certainly appeals to many college-age students looking for a (free) bargain, without putting money in the pocket of wealthy, mainstream record labels."



Start off '09 with healthy choices

By Rich Galuszka, 1/28/09

"For those of you who enjoy cramming an entire plate to your face after playing five games of beer baseball, ripping funnels or drinking enough to make Robert Downey, Jr. jealous, have you ever sat back and looked at what you are eating? A typical garbage plate runs upward of 3,600 calories if you eat the entire plate."



Google's watching you

By Carly Hansford, 2/4/09

"Does it seem a little odd that you never see anyone taking a pictures of you or your house and somehow they end up online for everyone to see? Contrary to the popular belief that pictures must be taken by satellites (photos taken from above on Google Earth are taken by satellites), Google Street View photos in the United States are taken by cameras on top of the Google Chevrolet Cobalts."



Jason Michael Carroll makes

time for fans

By Carly Hansford, 2/18/09

"Advice Carroll would give to any aspiring musicians is that of which he personally heard from Garth Brooks during a phone call after his grandmother passed away: 'It's a long road, and it's a hard road, but if and when you make it, it's the greatest raod you'll ever travel."





PostSecret sheds light on darkest secrets

By Bethany Young, 3/4/09

"Smiling, the tall man in his early 40s calmly took his seat on a stepstool, and began. His warmth and kind demeanor made it evident why he is known by many as 'America's Most Trusted Stranger.' He opened by asking how many people in the crowd had mailed him a secret of their own, and a show of hands revealed no more than five in the room."



Cook rocks out Brockport scene

By Carly Hansford, 4/1/09

"He [David Cook] advises anyone going into the entertainment industry to be confident in themselves, and to not let the harsh words of the press get them down. He performed for a sold-out crowd of Brockport students in the Union Ballroom Wednesday, March 11."





Plastered with promise

By Amanda Seef, 4/1/09

"'He comes to practice completely covered in plaster,' teammate Dom Gonzalez said. 'He gives it 100 percent at Tower, comes to practice, gets all sweaty and heads right back to Tower. His heart is in both places 100 percent of the time.'"



Brockport's comedians receive

mixed reviews

By Carly Hansford, 4/8/09

"The crowd should have known her two opening acts consistently joke about sex and child factory workers that didn't give them much else to look forward to. As John Watson, the first act, picked out 'hot girls' and people he thought were threesomes from the audience, the awkwardness was felt among everyone. "



Bands battle for a cause

By Krista Thresh, 4/29/09

"The emotion and liveliness of band members were like energy conductors for the crowd. Kevin ran into the crowd countless times to grab the audience's attention and have them involved with the performance."



Third Eye Blind, BlueSkyReality

play to impress

By Amanda Seef, 4/29/09

"Dead center, first row, pushed as far forward to the barricade as possible, stood one of Brockport's biggest Third Eye Blind fans.

'I would have paid any price to see them," junior Christine Winter said. 'I'm so happy to be here. It's just ... euphoric.'