Pop culture is a relatively new term in today’s lexicon. The term “popular culture,” according to various sources, was coined around the 19th century and essentially referred to a refined form in...
For the past two decades and then some, Beck Hansen has made his music known for all genre-loving music fans. His latest album, “Morning Phase,” shows us just how brilliant he is, bringing in a late...
Political demonstrations have been going on for two months in Kiev, Ukraine, but the issues are just now making major headlines because of the 82 killed and 600 wounded, numbers amounting to the bloodiest...
Many Ohioans probably expected Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address on Monday to sound like a droning repetition of the same issues discussed at each annual speech, such as higher education,...
Every week, we’re sent dozens of emails with campus events that could need coverage. Tucked away at the end of one such thread — Center for Student Involvement’s “News for the Week” — was a...
Last week, President Obama met the Dalai Lama, one of the spirit leaders of Tibetan Buddhism. On one hand, Obama appealed the human rights issues for Tibet; on the other hand, after Obama announced meeting...
There has been recent discussion regarding the upcoming University Student Government elections. Many of the candidates have been looking to their peers and different student organizations for support....
Last week, students in Stopher and Johnson halls received an email stating a prank had been found in one of the community lounges. All of the furniture was turned upside down.The email told students that...
For Cameroonian Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, being gay came with a prison sentence, and ultimately, a death sentence. A few weeks ago, I had to say goodbye to Jean-Claude, my dear friend and client. He died...
How many times have we dwelled upon a dream we had the previous night, which seemed so remarkably bizarre, that even hours of pondering would not give us an answer as to what it was trying to tell us?I...
Have you noticed the recent surge of online news articles with headlines that don’t actually tell you what the article is about? Here’s one that the Huffington Post published a few days ago — “What...
We were happy to see the nonviolent response from Kent State’s student body Wednesday when the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted it would protest the university’s decision last week to suspend wrestler...
