Dear Silent Generation and Baby Boomers: You have given our generation a lot of nicknames: the Me, Me, Me Generation (also known as the selfish or selfie generation), Gen Why?
Last weekend, my local running community broke a world record.
Kids are going to defy their parents — it’s an unavoidable, cosmic law next to Newtons’, Keplers’ and Murphy’s. Pardon the narcissism, but I’m going to call this one Emily’s Law.
I’m not someone who has totally mastered the art of letting go.I haven’t even come close to mastering it — it’s all too easy for me to become emotionally attached to people, which is something I’ve always viewed as a flaw in my design.
Every year during the first week at MSU there is an exchange of wisdom passed down from upperclassmen to the “newbies” that consist of freshmen and transfers.
Most people have experienced the feeling of looking at something that makes them uncomfortable.
I am not Dutch. I am a visitor to the Netherlands, a guest to the city of Amsterdam and a student at the University of Amsterdam.
I ’m sure that the vast majority of people have at least heard tidbits of the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from “Mulan,” whether it be from the Disney movie itself or friends that are singing it nearby. The song depicts that obtaining a strong physique and learning discipline are the keys toward becoming a man.
Dear brave kid,I want to start saying that I am so, so sorry that you have to go back to that place that you left a couple of weeks ago.
When I got my acceptance letter to MSU a flood of questions rushed into my head: What will the classes be like?
Last Tuesday, our university lost a great scholar and mentor. On July 8, George Peters died of pancreatic cancer, less than two months after retiring as a professor at Michigan State University.But you probably didn’t know that, even if you had him as a teacher.According to the Hirschberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, almost three-quarters of pancreatic cancer patients die within a year of diagnosis.
Recently, I've come to realize that there really is such thing as too much planning. It's no surprise that I'm constantly thinking about upcoming classes and my job search, just like any other college student.
Being respected. Being treated like a human being. Maintaining one’s dignity and pride. Having the trust of others.
I recently went back home to Gibraltar for some family Fourth of July festivities, complete with barbecue food and fireworks. This was a gathering I’d been looking forward to for awhile because, while the town is small, the fireworks display is actually pretty decent - my family and I can watch them from our front porch.
When meeting new people, as soon as they find out that you’re a student they have one question: What do you study?
After shocking the world with his third biting transgression on the pitch, Luis Suarez will be allowed to make the move he’s been angling toward for quite some time.
The Internet is a forum flowing with opinions, interactions, and opportunity. It is also flooded with hateful comments, bullying, and aggravating inaccuracies.A recent court ruling has opened the cyber-floodgates.On Monday, June 30, the U.S.
The United States is the land of the free. As a journalist, I recognize my freedoms often, but I also know at some point, a line has to be drawn with the freedom everyone is given.National craft store chain Hobby Lobby was created by David Green, an Evangelical Christian who believes his billion-dollar company belongs to God.I will not attack Green for his religious beliefs or opinions on birth control ? he is fully entitled to both.
Ninety-three dollars and ninety-seven cents. On a college student’s budget, this would be enough money to cover the cable bill and cheap meals for the next few days.
Sports are traditionally defined as activities where opponents challenge each other in physical prowess.