There’s no experience quite like dancing with a complete and utter stranger at Shooters. He doesn’t know you and you definitely don’t know him, but for one song (which may […]
Opinions
Words at War: In vitro fertilization
“John and Kate Plus Eight,” “Conception Story” and a whole slurry of TLC docu-drama reality TV glorifies the use of in vitro fertilization. I’ve watched several of these types of […]
Words at War: In vitro fertilization
I’ve always found it somewhat odd how we as an industrialized society fill our heads with these romantic notions of nature. We’re willing to pay more for food that has […]
Don’t miss your life
College. Marriage. Children. All may seem far away, but all of it is right around the corner. For the past two years, my spring through fall has been full of […]
Cyber school over classroom
Imagine your first day of kindergarten. But you’re not in a bright, colorful room full of posters with the alphabet, numbers, toys, picture books and 15 other kids your age. […]
Future shock from the machine
I was born in 1990, when the world was much smaller. Before the zoo became connected. Look at how connected we are now. We’re so close we can almost touch, […]
One small step for man
Neil Armstrong didn’t want to be known as a hero. He gave the credit to the famous Apollo landing’s success to the crew on the ground that monitored and designed […]
Poor presidential choice
When Mitt Romney was chosen as the GOP candidate for the presidential election, it was obvious there weren’t any reasonable choices left. At the Republican National Convention, Romney said, “And […]
Free Pussy Riot
In February, three women who make up the Russian rock band Pussy Riot were arrested in Russia for the act of “hooliganism” after peacefully protesting against Russian president Vladimir Putin […]
