Well, this is awkward. Nothing has been happening in the news with a few exceptions: there’s been Obama’s executive order protecting over 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation; we landed a probe on a comet; Russia has been all up in Sweden’s business; Gamer-gate; and Pointer-gate (and Gate-gate). But I’m only following the comet thing,…
Dear Ms. Eckberg, First off, thank you for responding to my article (I was beginning to think that no one reads it). I want to take a moment to respond to each of your critiques, but I’ll have to make it quick, because I’m – as you correctly point out – on a deadline. I…
Connor continues his long look at Concordia’s eco-initiatives I wanted to write this article about the grass grown on campus and its effects on sustainability, but unfortunately, a source was unable to get back to me in time, so instead, I’ll be writing about some of the good things about Concordia’s sustainability programs. Before I…
The other day, I was eating a pop-tart. It was grosser than Nebraska, but I managed to choke it down and throw its wrapper away in a trash can outside Park Region. That was the moment I noticed the little plaques covering the cigarette disposal on top of the trashcan. I have no idea how…
Elections are less than a week away; get informed about the candidates and go vote. I’m sorry, it’s just that when I became a Social Studies Education major, I had to take an oath to tell people to vote whenever I can. To be honest though, I’m not sure how much of an impact voting…
October is a fantastic month. There’s costumes, colorful leaves, and candy; what’s not to love? But by far the best thing about this month are all the horror movies that come to theaters. Some of them are high-budget thrillers designed to get your heart pumping, and some of them are dredged up from the bowels…
I’m going to be talking about the school dress code controversies that seem to be coming up more and more frequently. Before I begin, I just want to point out that I am a cisgender male college student; I have never been a teenaged girl, at whom these dress codes are predominantly targeted, nor have…
Let’s start shooting stuff into space again Dear NASA, As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, America is no longer the coolest country in the world. Last week, India successfully put their satellite, Mangalyaan, into orbit around Mars. That’s really cool. Sure, you did it first, but they got it on the first try, whereas…
Everyone has that one nerdy passion no one shares. I love maps. Maps of malls are super useful when I’m being dragged to one and can’t find the bathroom, and I use road atlases all the time when I’m driving across the country because my GPS doesn’t understand that I refuse to enter Nebraska. But…
Could an independent Scotland be economically stable? This is it, my big break. This is my first time writing for an audience – unless you count my Nebraskan penpal from third grade – though he couldn’t actually read. In those first two sentences, I feel like I completely summed up what I hope this article…