Have you put on the freshman 15 or maybe the sophomore 60? Life is just crazy, and as a student your school schedules are already a little nuts; but if you’re crazy enough to work part or full time then you, my friend, take the cake for a busy life. If you have put on more than five pounds maybe ... Read More »
With a few weeks of school already under our belts, students have free time with the homework load slowing down. What are you going to do with your small amount of leisure time? Why not stream a favorite TV show on Netflix? Netflix is the college student’s dream alternative to TV. With the ability to stream television shows and movies to ... Read More »
Guns: notorious for both taking lives and saving them. As the debate surrounding gun control proliferates, we must challenge ourselves to anatomize the problem in order to gain a more accurate viewpoint. Regardless of whether or not laws are put in place to restrict the ownership of guns, those who wish to break the law by harming others, will also break the ... Read More »
It is no secret that football has firmly supplanted baseball as America’s game. The NFL is the most popular and profitable sport; and while the Super Bowl is basically an unofficial holiday, baseball’s fall classic has become more and more unpopular, with the seven lowest-rated World Series all coming in the last seven years, according to USA Today. That being ... Read More »
In almost every way, this past Thanksgiving was exactly like the last, and for that matter, pretty much every other Thanksgiving I’ve been a part of. Every year, I eat the same food, with the same people, at the same place, at about the same time. Dinner will usually commence around 3 p.m. and end a couple hours later. At ... Read More »
The city of St. Louis has a hidden gem in Forest Park that is worth the visit. If you have family in town or are looking for something to do over the holidays, consider adding the Missouri History Museum to your itinerary since this a St. Louis treasure. The Missouri History Museum, located at the intersection of Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, ... Read More »
The American Music Awards celebrated their 40th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 18. The ceremony premiered live on the ABC network at 8 p.m. central time. It was a great night for artists such as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Carly Rae Jepsen. Bieber was able to stick it to all of his “haters” by bringing home the “Artist of the Year” ... Read More »
The NBA season is back and this time with a full 82 game schedule. As the season is already underway, it’s never too early in the mind of sports fans to debate and discuss who is the best team in the league. With all the trades, free agent signings, and firing and hiring of coaches, it’s still early to determine who ... Read More »
There is no denying that there exists an emotional aspect to sport. Players play with it, and fans very rarely follow without it. The truth is, we’ve all been guilty of a little ‘meatball-ness’ at some point. Maybe we referred to the team as ‘we,’ or got into it with the fan of an opposing team. A special breed of ... Read More »
We are now into November, and football season is in high gear. Both the college and pro game have been a delight to follow, producing enough intriguing story-lines and exciting match-ups week after week, and making weekend homework oh-so-much harder to finish. Though I admit, football will reign king on my priority list during most autumn weekends, there is something ... Read More »
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