I have been a student for a long time, with statuses ranging from part-time, full-time, time off and overtime. Many professors have stood before me, and I have stood before […]
Opinions
No joke
The Oscars have come around again, and they are as oh-so-very-serious as ever. A man watches his wife die. A soon-to-be-assassinated president fights slavery. A woman hunts a mass murdering […]
Harmless dance or Harlem-less dance?
“Con los terroristas!” Yes, we all know what that means. Well, it actually means “with the terrorists” if you know any Spanish. But to the rest of the world, it […]
Proud to be mini
Don’t be deceived by a name or a size. No matter the size, anyone or anything can have big potential. This goes for the Mini Countryman that successfully landed a […]
Say it ain’t so…(fill in the blank)
As a child I had baseball idols, but now all I have is skepticism. Watching “Slammin’ Sammy Sosa” belt the ball onto Waveland Avenue from an outdated television in the […]
Rumor has it
Gossip engulfs our lives, whether it is from our friends or on the front page of the tabloid magazines in line at the grocery store. We have all heard gossip. […]
Arguing effectively
An old saying goes “Talking with quiet confidence will always beat screaming with obvious insecurity.” Everyone has their own beliefs and opinions. You know the drill: People are constantly persuading […]
Just a skid
This isn’t going to be an “everybody love everybody!” 1970s cry like Jackie Moon’s in the movie “Semi Pro.” However, we must be vigilant to treat everyone equally no matter […]
The art of trolling
Social media expansion has led to an Internet explosion and the coining of a new term we as a society are intimately being familiarized with: The troll. Historically, a troll […]