Autumn – the bright and colorful leaves are falling; the temperature cools down to a crisp degree and lives fall back into their familiar and comfortable routines again as summer winds down and students return to school.
Opinion
Proclaimed “Hippie” Culture Today is Not Similar to the Sixties
We all know those people. The self-proclaimed hippies of today (or sometimes referred to as hipsters) that walk around in overpriced clothes from Urban Outfitters, listen to Sublime, and have some affiliation with weed. They claim to be hippies and channel their ancestors of the sixties and seventies but in reality they don’t know the first thing about what it meant to be a hippie fifty years ago.
Can Athletes Still Be Seen As Role Models After Ray Rice Scandal?
Will Ray Rice play football again in Baltimore? Quoth the Ravens, “Nevermore.” After being suspended two games for beating his now-wife, Janay, new and more graphic video of the incident leaked this week by TMZ. This led the Baltimore Ravens to terminate the three-time Pro Bowl running back’s contract and the NFL suspended him indefinitely. Now NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is embroiled in an investigation into whether he knew about this footage before TMZ leaked it and how much he really knew when he handed down that initial two game suspension. But this incident has also raised another issue that has not been touched on by most media outlets: Do athletes still make good role models?
Broadway Musicals Are Making The Move To Be More Popular for the Masses
If anyone knows the musical, Wicked, they know one of the show’s most famous songs, “Popular.” Popular is one of the first songs sung by Glinda the Good Witch in the first act, and it begs one to question what makes a person popular. On the other hand, the music that is popular on radio stations and Billboard charts today begs one to question why this music is popular.
Rape: Mattress Message
It would be strange to see a woman walking around campus dragging a mattress. It’s arguably an interesting sight to see in any setting. Mattresses belong in one place: the bedroom.
Advice from College Seniors: Senior Year -The Perfect Time to Persevere, Not Give Up
As we begin our senior year, many of our fellow students have already invested in the luxury of a four class schedule with plenty of time to kill. We see our friends casually drinking on weeknights and going to the beach on weekdays. While we too have some time during the week, we have taken the liberty of keeping our hectic schedule in order to grasp a full appreciation of our college life.
Take Advantage of MU: Advice from an Upperclassman
I still remember what it was like to step onto the campus of a “college” for the first time, the smell of freedom was stronger than ever, and I felt like the world was mine for the taking.
Ten Commandments College Freshmen Should Follow
There are many things people don’t tell you about college life. Some things are small, trivial matters that just annoy every upperclassman on campus. Other things can change your entire college career if you keep an open, focused mind. Here are ten helpful tips for our incoming peers.
Are Cars Still Made in America?
Made in America. With the amount of trade we do with countries like China, Japan and some European nations, that’s a slogan we seldom hear nowadays. From t-shirts to electronics, most everything Americans use is imported.
MU Welcomes Rush Holt
President Paul Brown announced on April 25 that Congressman Rush D. Holt, Jr. of New Jersey’s 12th District will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Spring Commencement. More than 1,000 graduating students will participate in the ceremony which will be held on Wednesday, May 21, at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.