Opinion
Ogden played host this weekend to the largest outdoor gathering of a capella groups in America at A Capellastock 2011. Many student music fans might be unfamiliar with the musical genre, however, outside of liking Andy Bernard on The Office or owning one of those singing, electronic fish on a plaque. For those students who would […]
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A few weeks ago ex-NFL great Dion Sanders was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In part of his introduction speech, Sanders said he has become the person he is because of football. Throughout my life, I too have learned many lessons about life from my love of sports; I’ve learned things like respect, honesty, […]
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So, I haven’t written my weekly column for awhile . . . and I promise I have a horrible reason for this. On the morning of July 10, I had an ischemic stroke, brought on by a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. In other words, a blood clot formed in my brain and then it burst, […]
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A new semester is upon us here at Weber State University, and with our new classes come not just learning opportunities, but endless social opportunities, as we all have seen (as if the social aspect wasn’t half our motivation to even go to college). Sure, we pay attention in new courses to the teachers’ personalities, […]
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Earlier last week, an op-ed entitled “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” written by entrepreneur-extraordinaire Warren Buffett, was published in The New York Times. It came as a surprise to me what he wrote. He wrote of the unnecessary tax breaks that he and his fellow mega-rich friends receive. According to Buffett, in 2010, he paid only […]
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As you are reading this column, I am relaxing in Hawaii. Well, actually, I’m back by now, in school. So, as you’re reading this, I am not actually in Hawaii, but as I’m writing it, I am. But where will I be if I start reading it? Maybe I should stop writing in the present […]
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I’ve commented on the economy in previous columns, but, in all honesty, my words, despite their genius, have no effect on the actual economic future of the United States. After all, I am just a measly, poor college-student nobody whose opinion means little to nothing in the ‘real world’. In fact, the next time I’m […]
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The first day of a new semester of college is not the earth-shattering experience it was for us in elementary, junior high and even high school. Remember how, on the first day of a new school year, we’d be up an hour and a half early? Our outfits were brand-new and carefully selected for maximum […]
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I grew up in a small town. Every fall in this small town, the local high school football season starts. From a very young age, all kids learn that being at that high school stadium is the only place to be come Friday night. The entire town would practically shut down on Friday night because […]
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Some students may have noticed the difference between the younger students who come fresh and eager out of high school and the middle-aged college students with families who are trying to start a new life. Perhaps some of us have even laughed at how many of them don’t seem to follow the same norms as […]
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