Fix Your Own Car

More people take their vehicles to auto repair shops for simple repairs than fix them on their own.

Last weekend, I was at home and told my dad that my check engine light was on. I told him my water temperature gauge was not registering anything and he said he would look at it. Three hours later, he had changed the sensor and it was fixed.

Our generation has fewer and fewer people who are willing and able to make minor repairs to their own vehicles.

Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

As Third Eye Blind’s lead singer Stephan Jenkins closed the show at the Wink arena last Thursday, he said, “This is our first time at Ferris State, and now we know…”

The band, which goes by 3EB for short, made a stop in Big Rapids on their national tour. They played to a 1000-plus crowd in the Wink arena at 7 p.m., Thursday night. The opener was the up and coming band Hot Chelle Rae, which has accompanied 3EB at various stops on this tour.

3EB recently came out with a new album, following a six year hiatus, entitled, “Ursa Major.” Hot Chelle Rae was also promoting a new album, “Love Sick Electric,” which came out on the Monday before the show.