Most of today’s college students can attest to the fact that they grew up in classrooms that were decorated with encouraging posters that read something along the lines of, “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” and “Believe In Yourself and You Can Achieve Anything”, for example. They received graduation cards that highlighted motivational quotes by [...]

There aren’t too many things in this world that can make a comeback.  (Trailing sports teams, disheveled recording artists, and the McRib are some of the things that fit in this category.)  But the comeback of the year will take place on May 26th, 2013 when Arrested Development Season 4 premieres on Netflix after being off [...]

The content of this post has been circulating in the back of my mind since taking my intro women’s studies class during the fall semester, and it still hasn’t left me. It concerns a specific word. Myths surround its true definition, and when I signed up to take Womens Studies 240 some of my friends mocked my choice [...]

It has reached that point in the semester where students have completed their first set of midterms and have worked out the kinks in the schedules.  They know which classes are tough, which ones are easy, and how much time they need to devote to each.  Similarly, they know which lectures they actually need to [...]

Last Tuesday was the State of the Union address. I was confident everyone was aware of this until I was sitting in a lecture the following Thursday and my professor asked how many students watched the address. Of the approximate 200 students in the lecture hall only six raised their hands, and more than a few gave [...]

Those of you who frequent the campus dining halls may have seen the latest special that U of M dining services is offering: Mac & Cheese Week.  When I first heard about this, I was overcome with excitement and anticipation.  Mac & cheese was a childhood favorite of mine and has since been an indulgence that [...]