As we here at Whim bring you the second edition of the semester, the tragedy and loss of the Columbia accident on February 1st is not lost on any of us. We would like to let the families know that they are in our thoughts and prayers. Hopefully the cause of this loss of life will come to light in the next few weeks. Godspeed, Columbia.

Graphic By: Jonelle Thackston Mourning Seven Modern-day Cowboys   Melissa Conner | Whim Alumni At 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, the shuttle mission STS-107 on space shuttle Columbia shocked the nation by not returning safely to Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Graphic By: Jonelle Thackston America Suffers Tragic Loss With Columbia Shuttle   Nick Pietron | Vent Section Manager American flags stood only half as tall last Saturday as Americans paid respects to the seven astronauts lost in the Columbia Shuttle Tragedy. Throughout the week, more evidence has led NASA to believe this is a tragedy that could have been prevented. What happened Saturday as these events unfolded? How did the media, the government, and the American people respond?

Graphic By: Baudi Ratcliffe-Hollins Guts for Bucks   Valerie Beelman | Staff Writer How does $560 for a liver sound? How about $340 for a kidney? A thousand dollars for your right pinky toe, even? "Preposterous," you say? Well, what about $270 for your plasma? Is that just as ridiculous? Some people say yes and others argue that it is saving lives.

Graphic By: Jonelle Thackston The Appalachian Studies Program   Emily Morris | Guest Writer Working to preserve a culture of values, morals, and hard working people is just one task of the Appalachian Studies Program. In 1981, Radford University began offering Appalachian studies as a minor, becoming the first college in the state to do so. These courses inform students about the history of mountain people, their beliefs, and what it is like to grow up in the Appalachia.

Graphic By: Andrew Kinback The Bed Post: Five Ways To Conquer Your Man In Bed   Andrew Kinback | PR Manager This week on The Bed Post, we discuss five simple ways to drive a man crazy in bed. No, I am not talking about dipping strawberries in chocolate, feeding it to your lover while you're dressed as a maid and vacuuming his "mess." These are simple things every girl can do on the spur of the moment.

Graphic By: Jonelle Thackston Top Ten Ways to Keep Up With Top Ten Lists   Whim Staff Every week at our Whim meetings the staff gets together to come up with a top ten list. It’s fun to come up with and even better to read. This week is a list of ways to counteract my inability to keep up with these lists.

Life Section Staff