Questions for Quinn
By Nathan GladneyQ: My friend is great, but she keeps making bad decisions and ignoring every piece of advice I try to give her. I am worried shes going to end up getting used or hurt, but she wont listen to me. How am I supposed to get her to listen? A: If she wont listen, then she wont listen. If shes already ignoring your advice, bringing it up to her wont make her suddenly change and begin to listen to what you have to say. The only realistic option here is the one where you maintain your friendship with her and ... Read More
Army of Two sequel improves on the its predecessor
By Nathan Gladney
After playing the first title in the game series, advances looked rather bleak for the Army of Two franchise that has achieved arguably unwarranted success in the game industry. With millions of copies of the first game sold, the sequel, Army of Two: The 40th Day , was pretty much a guaranteed hit since EA published it and made a few too many pennies off the first to not release another game. However, would a revamp end up helping or hurting the already stagnant industry?Looking at the first game, skepticism is not unexpected when the game starts with utter ... Read More
Questions for Quinn
By Nathan GladneyQ: My best friend was this one girl I met in a class last semester. We didn't really have any problems until this semester when she just suddenly started making fun of me. We haven't talked a whole lot this semester since then and one of our mutual friends told me she always thought I liked her. I never liked her, though, and she still doesn't want to talk to me. Every time I get near her, she just kinda shuffles away and tries to ignore me. I want to tell her that these stupid rumors aren't true! What can ... Read More
Amazon reviews by average, unaware customers show lack of understanding of classic literature
By Nathan GladneyOne of my friends informed me of her opinion of Dante's Inferno a few days ago, which prompted me to visit Amazon.com to look at a few of the reviews for certain editions. Upon investigating these different versions, I found some hilarious and utterly confusing opinions, which sparked my interest in seeking out other books of classic literature to see how bored some users on Amazon.com to write online "troll" reviews for these classic pieces of literature. What did not surprise me was the fact that in some editions the editor blatantly refused to use original works or transliterate them ... Read More
Questions for Quinn
By Nathan GladneyQ: I met this girl at the beginning of the semester and she's great. We really click and we can talk for a long time and we just get along well. I really want to get to know her in a different way, though. I don't know how to get any closer. I feel like she's way out of my league. She doesn't have a boyfriend or anything and she's great, but I don't know what to do. I get nervous just thinking about it. What can I do to get closer?A: First, take a deep breath. You're both human ... Read More
Rumors reveal possible Red Dead Redemption film adaptation with potential A-list casting
By Nathan Gladney
With the hit that the video game Red Dead Redemption has proven, a film adaptation should have been foreseeable in the near future. The biggest rumor out of Hollywood is that a film is not only in the making, but that Brad Pitt himself is to star as the game's main character- John Marston. While this is news in and of itself, it does raise some questions as to the end product's overall quality.There are quite a few problems with this game being adapted to the silver screen. One of the qualms one could raise against the film right ... Read More
Recent Red Dead Redemption DLC dissapoints
By Nathan Gladney
Red Dead Redemption is an epic western thirdperson shooter that was first released in May to universally positive acclaim and reviews. The original game has a story-heavy singleplayer experience, rich in atmosphere and epic game-play with a multiplayer component about as dry as the environment itself. The multiplayer component is certainly the most underdeveloped aspect of Red Dead Redemption and it shows-the most common occurrence while playing online is to have random players in the public game pursue you or just randomly kill you, despite the fact that it nets minimal experience and growth. Yes, that is correct-the multiplayer is ... Read More
Questions for Quinn
By Nathan GladneyQ: I was at Involvement Fest out on the Quad and I saw this sports club, but I can't remember it's meet times. Do you know where I can find a schedule of the sports clubs and when they meet?A: I don't understand why a club wasn't specified in this question, but in any case, your best bet would be to search UMBC's online sports club pages or by searching for it on myUMBC. Many of them are outdated but the sports page itself should have all the information you need there.Q: myUMBC says I owe the school some money, ... Read More
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