Selling honor
A sales pitch for overachieving college students Are you an overachieving student? Do you fear that near perfect grades and hard work will get you nowhere in life? Then I have […]
Author: Aleya Ericson
Homecoming secrets — The dark secret behind Homecoming Court
The warmth of the pumpkin spice latte reminded Elsa of everything she loved about fall. Two hours to kill before Biology, so she decided to meander along to the Arboretum […]
The fight over food
UI must improve campus eating options Pretty much all college students are locked in a mortal conflict with food. College food is either too expensive, too fattening or just takes […]
Get pumped for thrift shops –Thrift shops have an undeserved reputation
For the 2013 Finals Fest, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis rocked the Kibbie Dome with their song “Thrift Shop” to all of the adoring Vandals in attendance. The song, which reached […]
Horoscopes 9-12-14
Virgo 8/23-9/22 Take time to smell the roses today. Then steal the roses, so no one else can have them. MWAHAHAHA! Libra 9/23-10/22 Soon, some fool will advise you to […]
Useless group projects — Group projects not meant for college students, do not teach collaborative skills
Supposedly, the college experience will bring enlightenment to it’s students and grants them access to the mystical realm of the “real world.” The favored way for college professors to indoctrinate […]
The quest for drinking water
When it isn’t contaminated with chlorine, the metallic aftertaste of the tap water in Moscow makes you wonder if it is the secret to becoming a mutant ninja turtle. However, […]
A ‘justified’ choice
A U.S. marshal walks into a Florida bar to confront a gun thug. The marshal gives the thug 24 hours to leave town or he will kill him. The miscreant […]
What wouldn’t Jesus do? — World Vision boycott eschewed past ideas of compassion
Conservative Christian groups heroically rallied to boycott World Vision — a Washington-based non-profit Christian relief organization — after a company policy change on March 24 was announced to allow the […]
Disabled, not unable – Disabled people benefit greatly from compassion, technology
A thief stole the Moscow Special Olympics team’s sporting equipment last month, and with it their chance to compete at the State Winter Games on March 1. Fortunately, the Moscow […]