Kill-a-Watt, a new student program to encourage energy reduction in the residents hall does just that. Starting just this past Wednesday (Oct. 19th) Kill-a-Watt is a month long energy reduction competition between 9 residence halls here on campus.

Reading The New York Times this week felt like reading a screenplay of a Law & Order SVU episode. This episode involved a mentally instable individual who let loose over 50 exotic animals before killing himself. The Ohio police then hunted, shot, and killed these animals.

Qaddafi DEAD. End of Iraq war: could predicate a shift in U.S military strategy Exotic Animals on the loose in Ohio: And I don’t mean Ohio State fans… Umich Solar Car team places 3rd in World Challenge Herman Cain strengthens abortion stance: “I believe that abortion should be clearly stated and illegal across this country and [...]

The week’s best links that we didn’t get to: 1. Would J.R.R. Tolkien have occupied Wall Street? 2. OWS is holding a Family Sleep Over tonight. 3. Photos of the return of Gilad Shalit 4. Yglesias on the especially nasty long-term effects of student loans 5. Kevin Drum thinks sending a few US troops to fight Ugandan rebels isn’t such a [...]

Ah, yes –1986. My fake ID remembers like it was yesterday. “Rock Me Amadeus” was played in places other than my cousin’s partially finished basement, Tom Cruise had a need for something other than former stars of Dawson’s Creek, and Murder, She Wrote. Oh, and that was the last year that Congress updated our basic [...]

Over fall break, I completed my first half marathon. I have been running regularly for a little over 6 years and absolutely enjoy it: it’s a stress reliever, a time to listen to music and learn something new and exciting from podcasts, and a chance to process and sort through feelings of happiness or sadness. [...]