The Super Bowl is one of the most exciting and viewed sporting events in the country. To the fans, celebrities and athletes, the Super Bowl brings excitement from every corner of the nation. Personally, unless my team is playing in the big game, I pay close attention to the advertisements that have been successful since Read More
Parking tag: $45-$75. City sticker: $50. Parking tickets: $30-$100. Rage when I cannot find a parking spot for the life of me: priceless, endless, relentless. According to Murray State’s website, more than 3,000 students live in the residential colleges. That means a lot of students enter the Hunger-Games-like arena that is finding a parking spot Read More
This is the sweet spot. When the classroom experience becomes more than rudimentary instruction. Something happens just about this time of the semester. Classes are not merely taught; they are conducted. And that is exhilarating. It means that students are conversant about things they did not even know only a few weeks ago. It goes Read More
I often write about creativity. I wholeheartedly believe that it is one of the most effective ways to remind ourselves just how truly unique we all are. Not every person draws an apple the same way. Not everyone has the same vibrato. In a world that is whitewashed with conformity and fitting in, creativity helps Read More
As a senior in college with some elective credits I need to get off the table, I decided to take a course on the psychology of human sexuality. When people ask me about my classes this semester, they usually chuckle when I mention this is on my weekly itinerary. I’ll admit there’s something humorously intriguing Read More
If this paper is “hot off the press,” you are reading this essay at the end of what may appropriately be called, “Equality Month.” It may be so called because two of the world’s greatest advocates of human equality have their birthdays celebrated worldwide in January. They were not politicians nor generals. Neither was ever Read More
As I was in the office of WKMS-FM 91.3 in Murray, it was refreshing to hear the band Fugazi’s song titled, “Waiting Room.” After hearing the song on the radio, I began to dance, even though my dance moves are horrible. This song was important because one of the segments was talking about capitalistic society and Read More
I’m all about Tinder pranks. People making fake Tinder profiles and saying strange things to their matches is funny to me. While the dating app provides meetups, and even romance, it is also a platform for some good Internet comedy. However, there is a new viral phenomenon that didn’t make me giggle so much as Read More