In the cruel game to get elected, anything goes as long as you can keep it quiet, and if you slow down, no one will stop to pick you up.
Porn star criticized for conducting story time
Recently, Sasha Grey visited an elementary school to read during story time for first graders.
Columnist recommends saving for rainy day
In the current economic recession, I have learned to be very careful spending and saving money.
In Theaters: Hugo
Hugo might just be Martin Scorsese’s most personal work, and it is definitely one of his most deeply felt films that I have ever seen.
In Theaters: The Muppets
The Muppets are back, baby! And boy are they fun to hang out with!
Writer encourages forgiving, forgetting
Certain memories tend to resurface during the holidays.
In Theaters: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Yes, I watched it. And yes, I have seen the rest of them too.
In Theaters: J. Edgar
Master director Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar is certainly fascinating, but the storytelling was outdone in great strides by the performances.
In Theaters: Immortals
Tarsem’s new 300-esque swords and sandals epic, Immortals, is stunningly beautiful.
Critic scrutinizes reality star’s wedding stint
Dear Kim Kardashian, I’m disappointed in you.
Writer explores ways to perfect competition with others
Organizations put their best foot forward to participate in a friendly competition during Homecoming.
Columnist encourages meditation after visiting Buddhist monastery
One day at a Buddhist monastery will open your mind to new experiences and help you to become a more relaxed person.
In Theaters: In Time
This film is definitely one that will get you thinking, and that will inspire plenty of controversial socio-economical related banter and discussion to get you all the way back to your car in the parking lot, and to occupy your drive home too.
Community encouraged to participate in local recycling program
Students should do their part in recycling while on campus, if they don’t do so already.
In Theaters: Dreamhouse
By Tommy Bond, Film Critic Dreamhouse Ugh, what a disappointment this was. The film would have benefited greatly if it had kept its mouth shut in its preview rather than spoil the big twist. Knowing that the main guy’s family is dead the whole time, before the movie even began, had me fidgeting in my…
Columnist urges sensitivity to one another’s opposing viewpoints
Voicing an opinion can get people riled up, even when it’s not the intention. There are two things one can never talk about without upsetting somebody: politics and religion.
Writer finds cultural insight in Facebook’s interface redesign
Facebook, you’ve changed. You used to be fun and fresh, but now, I don’t know. You just feel like you’re trying to be something you’re not.
Columnist learns to balance college lifestyle with family time
I’ve come to perfect the phrase, “But I’m in college” in the past few years.
Writer’s experience emphasizes the severity of ‘Stranger Danger’
‘Stranger Danger’ was a recurring theme in my upbringing and the importance of distrusting strangers continues in my adulthood.
Community encouraged to learn emergency procedures
Campuswide emails and text messages from the campus police department prompted students, faculty and staff to take protection during a tornado drill Sept. 15.
Washington Post blogger gives college students eating advice
By Rikki George, Web Editor Washington Post guest blogger Sloane Miller, author of the blog Allergic Girl, advises college students on how to eat on-campus. Her column, Managing your food allergies in dining halls and dorm rooms, is full of things for students to do to avoid eating accidents. Read more here!
Writer explains distaste for public breastfeeding
Public displays of affection often create an uncomfortable scene for bystanders. Breastfeeding, a frequent and necessary form of feeding for a newborn, also may cause an awkward scene for those in the vicinity.
Columnist emphasizes cultural importance of ‘Scarface’ screening
Scarface was probably the first movie I ever fell in love with. Before I fell for Superbad, a film that perfectly defined our generation’s awkward high school years—only with cool Richard Pryor T-shirts and wittier penis jokes—there was Scarface.
Writer offers medical advice through experience
By Mary Larsh, Columnist “Fore!” is shouted as a warning to players in danger of being hit with a golf ball. This word of caution was noticeably absent in mid-August when I witnessed a golf ball fly into the back of my mom’s head. I was playing in a foursome with my mom in a…
Columnist anticipates album release, start of final year of college
By Elizabeth Newby, Columnist I haven’t anticipated anything in a while as much as the release of Tha Carter IV on Monday, Aug. 29. It’s strange because this week ironically marks the beginning of my fourth and final year of college, but I’m mostly looking forward to the crazy wordplay that is about to bust…
Columnist shares thoughts on the dangers of radioactivity
The 75-foot tsunami and 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck northeast Japan on March 11 were not the end of Japan’s worries.
