Lots of terrible things went down during the past couple weeks, and they’ve been sitting heavy on my mind way too often. I seriously needed a break from the weight of the real world, so I forced myself to think about other stuff. The result? Another round of Monday musings: Finals With finals coming up, [...]
It’s April everyone, in case you didn’t already know. The trees are getting their color back, the flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up, and summer is right around the corner. Use this time wisely to get ready for the anticipated summer. But what exactly is the best way to spend your summer vacation? [...]
If you’re anything like me, you’re perpetually in the market for a new car. I’m constantly browsing the classifieds, daydreaming about how much fun it would be to roll in a stylish new ride. I quickly tire of whatever car I currently own, wondering if there’s something affordable out there that’d be more exciting to [...]
As soon as the Boston tragedy happened, pictures and videos of it began to pop all over the Internet. With the ubiquity of smartphones and easy Internet access, pictures from the event became pretty much public domain. The free information flow for everyone has reached the criminal realm. The police do not hold exclusivity rights [...]
Dear President Obama, I understand you had to change your schedule to accommodate visiting Boston last week in the aftermath of marathon bombings. However, it greatly saddened me to hear you were no longer going to visit Jayhawk nation. Don’t get me wrong, I completely understood your decision to cancel your flight to Kansas, and [...]
Let’s cut to the chase. There are thousands of articles out there about what to do and what not to do in order to have a perfect interview. Sure, there are a few good tips among them, and they’re definitely worth reading. But to be honest, once you’ve read a few, you’ve read them all. [...]
Alas! That special time of year that is finals week is nearly here again — a magical time characterized by pulling all-nighters in Anschutz Library and quite possibly the greatest excuse to get lazy about shaving. With final projects and tests on the horizon, multitasking already has or will become a way of life for [...]
Kansas, I love you, but you’re bringing me down. Your ridiculous policy proposals, racism, and embracement of the extremism that’s tearing apart the rest of the country aren’t making you the easiest state to call home. I was a stone’s throw away from being born a die-hard republican. Maybe something in my DNA would have [...]
When Anthony Bourdain left the Travel Channel and joined up with CNN to do “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” I was excited and concerned. I loved Travel Channel’s “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,” and I was scared CNN wouldn’t be able to do the show justice. No Reservations had the food, the history, and the culture to [...]
The shockwaves from the Boston Marathon bombing are still being felt by our collective nation as we try to not only find out who’s responsible, but to also ask the question why? Every news outlet is all over this story, and for good reason, but a unique aspect of journalism – in particular sports journalism [...]
It’s hard to go a day at the University without hearing “When are we going to use this in the ‘real world’?” Whether it’s due to frustration or objectivity, students all over campus are crying out that their classes do not give them job-related skills or teach them a trade that has projected usefulness. They [...]
Two bills proposed in the Kansas House of Representatives this year take different paths to reach the same goal: making sure Kansas is stuck in the mud on climate and energy issues. HB 2366 would prohibit public funds to be used for anything the bill defines as “sustainable development,” which is defined as “development in [...]
I think it is about time that the University surpasses the “Ivy” league. When someone describes a building covered in plants, most people automatically think of ivy. However, what they may not know is that there is a much better alternative to common ivy. Innovative “green walls” are making a sustainable effects without the potential [...]
I’ve never understood why people don’t enjoy poring over my planner as much as I do. Why does no one sympathize with the fact that my daily schedule reads class-work-class-interview-work-meeting-work? Usually I have a hard time finding 30 minutes to do things like shower or find sustenance. But then I realized that lots of people [...]
Texas Rep. Steve Stockman of announced his newest campaign slogan last Friday. Doubtlessly hoping to capitalize on his base’s sure support for two perennial issues, the representative tweeted, “If babies had guns, they wouldn’t be aborted.” Stockton’s Twitter account describes him as “the most conservative Congressman in Texas,” an impressive feat. Practical considerations aside, his [...]
You’ve probably heard the phrase “real woman have curves.” Maybe you saw it on Pinterest. Maybe it was a post on Facebook. Maybe it was part of an ad campaign in an attempt towards progressiveness to combat the systematic culture that trains women to hate their bodies. Maybe you thought this was a super rad [...]
