Baseball has long been known as “America’s pastime.” While football is arguably the most popular sport in the country today, there is still a certain romantic aspect of baseball that other sports can’t match.
Publication: Volume 85 (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)
Volume 85 (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014)
Striving For the Perfect Grades
Why is it that a simple letter from the alphabet determines our whole future? Why is it that a single letter has the power to make us or break us within the split of a second?
Blue Mountain State Kicks Off Fundraiser
In a clip posted to YouTube on Tuesday, April 8, Alan Ritchson as his “Blue Mountain State” character Thad Castle announced that his popular television show will be made into a movie using a Kickstarter campaign. (The video posted is a tampered version of Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Kanye West, but still we get “BMS” back.)
A Line Should Be Drawn Where it’s Totes Not a Good Idea to Use this Cray Lingo Anymore
“That’s cray!” “No way, that’s totes ridic!” Any of this sound familiar? Unless you live under a huge rock, you have probably heard every single one of these phrases, or at least one out of the two.
MICHAEL GRUBBS ROCKS RES QUAD
Sab Hosted The Wakey! Wakey! Front Man In Their Concert In A Tent
On Friday, April 11, the university’s Student Activities Board (SAB) held their Concert in a Tent event with artist Michael Grubbs, the frontman of indie pop band Wakey!Wakey!.
Cell Phones in Class?
Remember the days when cell phones were rare and “technology” was only a word used in fancy presentations? Remember the days when going to computer class was the coolest thing because at home there was no such thing?
“Turn” Should Ask For Directions
In an era of increasingly realistic and gritty period dramas, it takes more than just extravagant costumes and timely dialogue to be a success. “Turn,” AMC’s newest show about a cabbage farmer that becomes a spy for the colonists in 1770’s America, will have to learn this lesson the hard way after airing a mediocre series premiere on Sunday, April 6.
Summer Travels
The semester is almost over and summer is right around the corner. Soon we will all have three whole months to ourselves, and what we choose to do with all of that time is in our hands.
A Buyer’s Guide for Record Store Day 2014
April 19 might not mean much to most normal people, but if you’re a passionate and rabid music collector (like me), the date cannot come soon enough. That’s because this Saturday marks the 7th Annual Record Store Day event, an unofficial music holiday where artists and record labels release exclusive products (typically vinyl reissues, singles, and compilations)which are sold exclusively on that day in thousands of independent record stores all around the globe.
MU Helps Leaders Look Forward
The University makes many events available to students throughout the year. From concerts to charity fundraisers, guest speakers and recreational activities, there is always something going on. Although many of us attend these functions, we usually do not see what goes on behind the scenes. From booking a room to ordering food, everything must be strategically planned to ensure a successful event. It is obvious that there are many steps needed to be taken in order to pull off a successful gathering. Naturally, the process can be tedious and demanding.