Here in America we plead for free speech, but we fail to see that free speech is actually stifled. Yes, believe it or not, although no one is burning controversial books and executing those who speak out...
sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief
• February 27, 2013
When I was in third grade, I gave my crush a basketball card as a gift for Valentine’s Day. And it wasn’t just any basketball card, it was a Magic Johnson basketball card. Right now, you’re probably...
sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief
• February 27, 2013
I do not know if any you readers are followers of the brilliantly witty and kooky NBC show “Parks and Recreation,” but recently I watched a particularly moving episode. On a spur-of-the-moment decision,...
sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief
• February 27, 2013
I partially owe my sanity to sitcoms. To sappy music, to pop art, to New York Times columns, to romantic comedies. Each of these artistic forms act as alternative universes, as life consultants, as stress...
If I were a boy . . . “even just for a day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted.”
And that’s about the only thing Beyoncé and I would have in common if we switched...
Our generation revolves around technology. Social media is all the talk with a billion people on Facebook, over 500 million Twitter users and four billion views on YouTube per day. A certain resentment...
katie guyot, co-editor-in-chief
• January 31, 2013
The first task I accomplished over winter break was to misplace my cell phone.
At least, I assume I lost it on the first day of break. It could have been the day before, or the day before the day before,...
Say a person just sent an email to their friend talking about a new book they enjoy. Once they receive a response from the friend, a bunch of ads will pop up about the book. Information regarding bookstores...
sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief
• January 10, 2013
I follow 664 people on Twitter and I’ve tweeted over 1,400 times. I have 234 contacts in my phone, most of whom I’ve never called, texted or talked to more than a couple of times. I activated my...
I am a guy who believes people should be given choices. I believe that, when posed with a difficult situation, people should have the right to make their own decision. I believe in the right to privacy....
Aspen Brunner,10
What is your dream school: I really want to go to BYU (Brigham Young University) to get a major in something, and I want to be a pediatrician. So, then after that, I’m going to...
Every 10 year-old girl wants that fake, stupid, sappy love story with the guy of their dreams. Typically, the guy of most girls’ dreams is human. Recently, the man of teenage girls’ dreams has become...
