The leaves are falling, people are talking about apple cider and pumpkins, and the weather cannot decide if it will be cool and beautiful or cold and rainy: Fall. There are so many activities that come along with fall that there is not enough time to fully enjoy them all. This weekend I extending Homecoming…
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Return to realpolitik on the budget ceiling
Washington and Congress appear to moving away from partisan gridlock and Republicans in the Senate and the President are meeting to advance budget talks. President Obama and the White House rejected the recent budget plan from the House, which extends the United States’ ability borrow for six weeks. They justified their rejection by saying the…
Get active with fitbit®
Based in San Francisco, a team of entrepreneurs began a product line called fitbit® . Founded in 2007, Eric Friedman and James Park started a line of equipment that promote a healthier lifestyle. Their products include aria™ (weight scale), one™ (step and sleep tracker), zip™ (step tracker), and the flex™ (step and sleep tracker). One…
‘The Gold Cell’
Poetry isn’t something that everyone gets to experience on a daily basis, especially well-written poetry. For those who are looking for a good poetry anthology, Sharon Olds’ book The Gold Cell is an excellent example of modern, relatable poetry. Poetry doesn’t always have to be long prose with intricate language that nobody understands. Poets are…
The Peace Prize pickle
Today, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded by a five man committee in Oslo, Norway. The award, though still one of the most prestigious in the world, has taken some knocks in the past few years. The premature awarding of Barack Obama and the puzzling win by the European Union has led many to…
Panic! at the Disco turn to their Vegas roots for “Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die” album
Panic! At The Disco (P!ATD) did it again. They’ve made another great album. They’ve transformed their fourth album, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die, into a fantastic modern-pop album that actually sounds good. This band has never made the same album twice. Their first album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, had fans…
Opposing the death penalty
See this argument’s counterpoint here. The death penalty is an ancient relic of an outdated criminal justice system, and it should be nationally eliminated. There are many reasons for this, including the economic, moral, and political. To begin, one should consider the economics of the death penalty. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, “The…
Supporting the death penalty
See this argument’s counterpoint here. With so many tragic shootings and horrifying crimes against humanity coming right after another in our country, seemingly without end, Austin and I decided to talk about the death penalty this week. Our country seems to be in a grip of insanity, with one nut-job after another shooting up a…
Nichole’s Fine Pastry or: How I found happiness in cake form
I am a firm believer that coffee and dessert are the two best cures for any ailment. I wake up in the morning just so I can have coffee and I eat my dinner just so I can get to the dessert course. That’s why reviewing Nichole’s Fine Pastry this week was such a joy….
Overdose of ego
Sometimes, political gambits can propel savvy officials to the forefront of the party hierarchy. Other times, power moves leave parties divided and the politician himself looking foolish. The charismatic right wing politician who tried to throw a monkey wrench in the legislative process of his government last week has been dealing with the fallout ever…