Warning: No Texting While Driving

November 5, 2009 • written by Kaley Israels  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life, featured

You just got your license and you’re driving down the road, you pull up and come to a stop in front of what looks like a traffic jam. All of a sudden, your phone beeps and you see you have a text. While checking the text and proceeding to reply, the car in front of you moves and the car in the back... Read more »

Obama on Education: More School, Less Play Time

October 8, 2009 • written by Joe Rogers and Danielle Germaine  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life, featured

HE SAID, SHE SAID… He Said… “Yes We Can.” It was a phrase plastered on every other bumper, headlined in mainstream Media across the world, and, more often than expected, shouted from rooftops. The Obama administration gave a hope of liberty and freedom to the American people through... Read more »

Farewell, Facebook?

September 18, 2009 • written by Avery Reeder  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life, featured

When the words “why I quit” are typed into Google, multiple options pop up as suggestions to the conclusion of the phrase. The first one? “Why I quit Facebook.”  Are multiple people clicking the “Deactivate My Account” button for good, or is it just a phase? Numerous articles are covering... Read more »

Putting on a Pretty Face on Facebook

April 9, 2009 • written by Lauren Kostoff  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life, featured

 “Today’s application is not just what you send … but whatever they can Google about you,” advised Jeff Olsen, head of Kaplan’s recent research on colleges visiting student’s Facebook and MySpace pages. A recent study conducted by the University of Dartmouth reported that 25% of college... Read more »

She Said, She Said…

April 2, 2009 • written by Jessica Matthews and Lauren Kostoff  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life, featured

Jessica Says… Have you ever observed a 4-year-old driving a mini jeep along the sidewalk in your neighborhood, seen the excitement in their eyes as they step on the gas pedal, the thrill on their faces? Kids want to drive even before they can see into the rearview mirror. However, many families... Read more »

On Dating

March 2, 2009 • written by Joe Rogers  
Filed under Opinion, Student Life

With Liquid ministries’ high-school series, Sexpectations, lines are being crossed left and right, and the issue of premarital sex is being explored with all of the dark nooks and crannies thrown into the light. And yet, one needs to take a step away from the giggles and awkward blushes and realize... Read more »