Gone are the days of Lil Wayne and Drake monopolizing the music industry with their raps about drugs, alcohol, cars, money, and girls. What has caused this new revelation? Two words: house music. House music is the latest music fad to hit airwaves. With its ever increasing popularity among the public, the newest music craze shows no sign of fading out anytime soon.
First there was MySpace, and then came Facebook. Today, people also have social networking websites such as Twitter and Tumblr. As the world of technology changes, so does the way we communicate with each other.
Students can find the University on the weekends to be at its all-time quietest since many pack up their bags and head out until the start of classes again on Monday. Over the course of the weekend, students like me have adjusted to these cold, hard facts: the Dining Hall hours are shortened, Java City coffees and Einstein Bagels are inaccessible, the gym closes at 4:00 pm on Saturday, and almost anywhere you walk on campus grounds is deserted.
Students are told all throughout their school careers to manage their time wisely. Time management, we are told, will help us to become more organized and thus more effective students. It will also cause us to have more free time and reduce stress.
The term “Going Green” sparked a revolution among advertising companies the moment the movement was seen as a money making concept. Environmentalists and those in support of monitoring the welfare of the planet became an advertiser’s dream come true.
“Till death do us part.” Or until the ink is dry on the divorce papers. Divorce is never an easy topic to touch upon, but the media lives for juicy topics like that.
There are two sides to every story. Two sides to everything someone could have seen. Two sides that determine what is true or false, who is innocent or guilty. Two sides to determine what is right and what is wrong.
Pencils? Check. Calculator? Check. Water bottle and granola bars? Check.
“Yes, we know you are in college, but if you look like a sloppy mess [on Facebook], we aren’t going to trust that you’ll make it into work at 5:00 am,” said Carla Marie Monica, Producer for New York’s popular radio station, Z100.
Once college is over, the real world begins. Starting a career you may have for the rest of your life, moving out, and eventually buying your own house. But, do you even know how to do that? What about taxes? What about insurance? All of these important details are vital in everyday life. So then, why is there not a class in college teaching students these skills?