The year is 1956. Western freshman John C. Davis Jr. and a group of his fraternity brothers drive around downtown Bowling Green’s old Bradford Service Station while throwin’ back some cold ones. They aren’t there to get drunk. They’re there to get a glimpse of the King, Elvis Presley, who is playing there that night.

It’s all around us. It’s the movies we watch, the music we listen to and the products we consume. It’s popular culture. A committee of nine has been planning a new interdisciplinary pop culture studies program that members hope will be available in fall 2009.

It starts with a case of the jitters, then moves slowly to insomnia with a touch of upset stomach. The heart begins to race and swiftly the blood pressure level moves up slightly and dangerously. These are the effects of caffeine addiction. Caffeine addiction affects a wide range of people, including college students, adults and the elderly.

The phrase “Without the Greek it’s just a week,” took on a new meaning last week when more than 1,200 Greek members turned out to show what they were made of for Greek Week 2008. For sororities, Kappa Delta took home a first place over-all finish, Alpha Delta Pi was second and Sigma Kappa finished third.