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COLUMN: Material world problems
I once heard we learn everything we need to know as children; at first I thought it strange, but now I understand. Knowledge can be accumulated forever and quickly lost, but it is intuitive understanding that lasts for an entire life, maturing until old age. As children, we learn to share, then quickly forget as […]
COLUMN: Improvising keeps things fresh
Everyone is busy in college. Maintaining a good GPA, social life and keeping your bank account full can be very difficult. My date for this week got thrown a curveball. Initially, I had made plans to take my date on an outing Thursday night, but she had to cancel at the last minute because of […]
REVIEW: Comedy ruined with awkward, bad acting
In recent years, comedy has dropped so low that “funny” is no longer the word to describe the genre. The latest example of this is “Identity Thief.” The plot is as straightforward as the title — Jason Bateman has his identity stolen by Melissa McCarthy. One catch is that he is from Colorado and the […]
REVIEW: STRFKR third album amps up electronics
To be perfectly honest, I only found out about Starfu*cker through their name. I figured it’d be something unnecessarily discordant and metal-y (think Nine Inch Nails’ song “Starf*ckers, Inc.”). Instead, what I heard was “Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second”: three minutes of tight, quirky, dance-inflected indie rock. Now, on their third album, “Miracle Mile,” STRFKR […]
COLUMN: Romance in the MUC
Last week I went on my first “Blaine date.” It’s like a blind date, but better. I am a double major and spend endless hours improving my brain in the library, so Blaine had to work around my incessant studying to ensure we were able to have dinner together. He met me in the library, […]
BLOG: Names cause problems for the Girl with the Glasses
What is in a name? An interesting question, Mr. Shakespeare. It’s a question that caused no little bit of controversy on Facebook this last week. Sometimes when I’m lying awake at night and pondering my life, I consider my name. Sometimes I say it to myself over and over again. “Jackie.” After a while, […]
Guest pianist wows small audience
Sitting in the small Colton Recital Hall, the few, but excited crowd members waited for pianist Kevin Ayesh to perform. Ayesh has received degrees from both the University of Texas and the University of Maryland, and is a professor at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia. Music students, professors and members of the community came […]
BLOG: A professional procrastinator’s realization
I have a confession to make; I don’t know how to deal with change. I like to make it seem like I know what I’m doing and that I can go with the flow, but to be honest, it’s really hard for me to wrap my mind around change, no matter how big or small […]
Where have all the CDs gone?
Sophomore CJ Carlson sits with his laptop on his legs as a guitar riff plays loudly from its speakers. The notes and vocals combine to form a work of art, but he didn’t pay for it. Music has evolved over the years not only in style, but in format. From records to MP3 files, tunes […]
BLOG: A fairly frequent flyer’s plea
Etiquette is a part of every day life. Whether it’s in a college cafeteria, a job interview or drinking beer with your friends, there are social rules that we all follow whether we like it or not. These same rules should apply when flying in an airplane, but for some reason, the way people throw […]