As students, we’re expected to graduate. Otherwise, all the work, stress and money are wasted. After graduation, we’re expected to get jobs and start careers in our fields. Otherwise, again, it’s...
I have always been an avid college basketball fan, because of the home-court environment; the best players get paid just as much attention as the players on the bench.The best part by far used to be that...
I’ve always hated the winter, especially in Kansas.The wind is always too harsh, and as my friends are so fond of telling me, I tend to shiver like a Chihuahua when the temperature drops too low.Despite...
I honestly cannot fathom that this is the final week of the semester.It feels like it started about an hour ago. I remember getting a giddy feeling on the first day of classes because I was finally able...
It’s official — in three days, all the late nights of paper writing, early morning classes and last minute cram sessions will be behind me.But as I leave Elliott Hall — my home away from home —...
Biology is overrated.In a society where many people consider adoption an acceptable alternative to old-fashioned procreation, I’m surprised that sperm and egg donors are still seen as “real” parents...
It’s hard to believe this Thursday is Thanksgiving Day.Stranger, still, is that after this week, we only have one more week of classes before finals start, and then we start our month-long Christmas...
It’s common knowledge the mass media plays on social stereotypes to a certain extent.Whether it’s in good taste or not, one would be hard pressed to not have at least a little bit of a skewed view...
I had to travel to India a few weeks ago at the expense of my grades- may they rest in peace. I stood outside the airport waiting for my family while they battled the New Delhi traffic jams. I took to...
Tried and true Shocker basketball fans probably don’t spend an enormous amount of time deciding on an outfit to wear to a game. Wichita State T-shirt? Check. Any other related Shocker gear or accessories?...
Last week, an abortion display on campus asked an age-old question: Should abortions still be legal?Both anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights activists could express their voices on a banner. They could...
I remember the 33 days I spent in The Philippines 12 years ago fondly.I was on a Rotary International Group Study Exchange program with four other Americans. We spent the time in Rotary district just south...
