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Love of majors worth poor career outlook

I’m going to live in a box. I’m hoping for one of those refrigerator ones — they’re pretty roomy. I hear Kenmore boxes are pretty sturdy. GE supposedly has some larger models.  I’m interested because once my parents stop paying my rent, I’ll be surviving on bread crumbs and the kindness of strangers. After graduation, [...]

Real world part of college experience

The clock is ticking. I’ve got less than four months left here at the University. I keep on hearing about how on May 8 I will finally enter the “real world.” If I’m about to enter the real world, than can someone please tell me what I’ve been doing for the past three-and-a-half years? The [...]

Beatles sang of idealism world needs

People often ask me why I am so obsessed with the Beatles. I have 11 versions of “Let It Be” on my iPod. I’ve spent countless hours singing along on the Beatles Rock Band karaoke game, butchering classics with my off-key renditions. I even made a trip to Liverpool to see where the music all [...]

Congress, stop bickering and lead

One hundred and forty four years after the end of the Civil War, Americans are once again at war amongst themselves . or at least that’s the way it seems. In our long history, we have seldom seen an issue as divisive as health care reform. Those on the right fear an over-arching government control of their lives, while those on the left refuse to accept a system in which millions are left without adequate health care.