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Accounting for Experience
My last column. Wow, this year has gone incredibly fast, and I can hardly believe it is time for me to say goodbye. That sounds really dramatic. OK, it’s not that big of a deal, and I’m fairly certain you are all heaving a sigh of relief at the thought of my departure.
However, it is bittersweet. If for no other reason, I am definitely going [...]
Elite employment: The top of the line...
The time has come. In just over two weeks, I will be graduating. Which brings me to the proverbial question – one that I am asked every single day: what are you doing next? To be quite honest, I have no idea. This minor detail makes the question even more irritating because everyone expects the answer to come quickly and clearly. Perhaps it s [...]
Every day should be Earth Day
Hippie, tree hugger, environmentalist, nature nazi – whatever you would like to call it, those individuals who are known for a “green” lifestyle consider today one of the most important days of the year.
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world as we know it has gone through some definite changes. But more so than ever, our nation mus [...]
Googleization: Media conglomerate loo...
As I trucked through the neighborhood streets of Olathe last weekend, I had quite a lot of time to think – 13.1 miles and one hour, 43 minutes of time, to be exact. I ran a half-marathon and surprisingly, lived to tell the tale.
OK, I didn’t actually think I was going to die. However, collapse from exhaustion or from the multiple blood bliste [...]
Before I kick the bucket: Aspirations...
If it were possible to know the day you were going to die, what would you do before it occurred? Many people call this a “bucket list.” Making definite goals of what you plan to achieve before death initially seems like a morbid thought.
However, it may give you an idea of what your priorities are and actually help you find out something abo [...]
Easter, exactly
Well, I forgot just how extensive the pain is that accompanies getting a cavity filled. I thought it appropriate that I should be seated in the dentist’s chair, once again, the week of Easter. Forget candy; there is no way I’m ever putting myself through that again.
It’s more than the pain, really. The main issue lies in the aftermath of that [...]
Convenient concepts: Futuristic ideas...
While working in the library recently, I discovered just how inefficient the system for finding articles and old books really is. Besides basic inconvenience, I blame one of two things for this.
Obviously, no one ever taught me how to utilize the databases in the most effective manner so as not to waste hours of my time looking for an article [...]
Spring Break Setbacks
With Spring Break right at our fingertips, freedom is so close I can almost taste it. That is, if freedom were tangible. I imagine it would taste something like a chocolate cake doughnut with sprinkles – mmmm.
The week off from class is an exciting time for all students and staff, but more specifically to those departing from the cold, windy [...]
Allocations fail: Zero-funded groups ...
A good measure of the strength of an allocations bill is the length of time spent debating it. If student sentiment is any indication, Student Government Association senators and student organization members had better bring in some coffee and donuts because Thursday will be a long night.
With eight groups receiving zero funding and several o [...]
Media menagerie: The double standard ...
One of my professors and I were recently discussing the degeneration of America, specifically through the form of broadcast media. It seems that certain famous people or announcers, particularly among the female gender, have a very rough go of it.
Now, I am no hardcore feminist, but I do have a basic understanding of what constitutes sexism, [...]
Revelations from the dental chair
As I sit in a very comfortable chair at the dentist’s office, I recall many visits to this place in my mind. Let’s see – an appointment every six months, plus a cavity on occasion – it’s safe to say I enter the Chamber of Tooth Care three times a year on average. This makes for somewhere around 60 exciting adventures in that reclining seat of [...]
Inspired and aided
With all the hilarious Super Bowl commercials being aired, one brand was absent from the festivities: Pepsi. While the soft drink is good – I will take this moment to say that Pepsi is better than Coke – I am actually referring to a project Pepsi is behind: Refresh.
Pepsi is on the search for people, businesses and non-profit organizations wi [...]
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