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(01/26/12 1:52am)
As many know, orientation is a pretty big deal here at Eastern Michigan University. It’s an intense four-day experience that helps acclimate incoming students to their new surroundings while also giving them a chance to bond with fellow students. Only, a lot of work goes into our orientation, and it absolutely wouldn’t be possible without a very passionate group of individuals known as New Student Orientation Assistant.
(11/03/11 1:06am)
I have discovered something that’s become a modern plague in today’s society. Something so profound and disturbing, it has become the standard for the average Joe: complacency.
(09/29/11 1:46am)
Listening to progressive metal got me thinking it’s too bad people didn’t have this 15 or 20 years ago. What they did have, though, is immortalized forever. Nirvana’s “Nevermind” this year celebrates its 20th birthday. The release of this album also marks the anniversary of the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a popular grunge hit.
(08/31/11 12:35am)
It’s been a little more than a year since a pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy broke and spilled more than 840,000 gallons of tar sands oil into Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River.
(06/28/11 1:27am)
We finally made it to the brief respite between semesters. We’ll all be getting our grades from the spring semester, and I think I can speak for the majority in saying we’re glad it’s behind us. But what should people do after such stressful or exhausting experiences? Relax.
(06/13/11 10:29pm)
As some of you fine readers might know, Dr. Death died on June 3. Jack Kevorkian, embraced and reviled for his work, was known – and eventually imprisoned for – his work in assisting people with their suicides.
(05/30/11 2:35pm)
Music is one of the few things connecting all humans. Every culture on the planet has its own distinctive style of music, whether it is tribal drumming or avant garde operetta. This could lead one to assume that people need music, that it is integral to human growth and development.
(05/16/11 10:40pm)
There are a lot of frustrating things that go on in everyday life. Bad drivers, bad pay, and whatever else might bother you. It’s for those things that we try to find ways to relax after getting home. Some of us do this by watching our favorite sports teams. Sometimes though, we sports fans are even more annoyed by the games we love than the annoying parts of our day.
(05/02/11 10:15pm)
A year has come and passed since the Michigan Smoking Ban passed. It made it illegal to smoke cigarettes in places like bars and restaurants. While the main concern was for the health safety of Michigan’s populous, there have been ramifications that should have been foreseen.
(04/06/11 11:45pm)
For so many people, grouping up and celebrating is seemingly, necessary. There are days like New Years, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo where people simply gather to party. Once a year, right here in Washtenaw County is such a celebration.
(03/27/11 7:39pm)
When winter begins to fade and the days grow warmer, Michigan becomes invigorated. People start going back outside for pleasure and begin to naturally pigment their skin. However, with the good of the newly reinvigorated spring comes the bad. I refer to things like people walking in the road, and more frustratingly, cyclists in the road.
(03/16/11 11:53pm)
Saint Patrick’s Day is one of revelry, food and alcohol consumption, is it not? It’s a day for people to go out to their favorite bar and drink themselves into oblivion on a bevy of dyed-green-light-beers. At least that’s the way some people see the day. Personally, as a descendant of an Irish immigrant, I don’t see the day that way.
(02/20/11 9:13pm)
With the passing of the Grammy Awards comes the opinions of how they went. There are going to be people shocked that Justin Bieber didn’t win any awards who are girlishly shrieking their complaints. There are bound to be some inner-city guys stoked on Eminem’s wins. Me personally, I’m just disappointed with the direction popular music fell into.
(02/17/11 1:15am)
Today, I would like to talk to you about something you probably don’t know about: The Board of Regents. What does it really do? As far as I can tell, and I’ve done some reading, it’s the governing body of our beloved Eastern Michigan University. Its members are appointed by the governor, and they serve eight-year terms. This is all laid out by Michigan constitution that states:
(02/06/11 11:45pm)
In today’s society, with the very diverse population of the United States, you would expect to see tensions between different groups of people. To combat these tensions, people have taken to using different language, that is politically correct language, so as not to offend people of different ethnic, racial or religious backgrounds.
(01/30/11 9:32pm)
In the case of high school sports, most parents encourage their children to play to develop their interests. They want their kids to find what they like to do and to learn social skills and discipline so they can perform with a team in a parent-independent way.
(01/23/11 8:52pm)
It’s winter, everyone, and what do we all have to expect? Majestic, white wonderlands, graceful falling flakes and a festive cheery atmosphere. Unfortunately, with those things come poor road conditions and the inevitable subzero temperatures associated with the winter months. My advice? Bundle up and avoid driving at all costs.
Now don’t get me wrong, I like the season and people in general, but what is it about winter that brings the most inept and bad decision-making drivers in the world out of the woodwork? Is it just me, because if it is I’ll shut up, or am I of a common mind when I think a light powdering of snow on the road doesn’t necessitate driving under the speed limit by 15 miles per hour? Those people, to me, are among the most annoying people in existence, but I digress.
Of course, the season’s snow and brilliance brings with it the sometimes pleasant and sometimes debilitating cold. Cold itself necessitates the clothes that people tend to bundle themselves in. It’s a biting, gnawing sensation that generally leads people to surliness. Generally, when I see people walking in the cold, there is not a single person smiling. So much for festive with that observation.
I’m of a mind that winter should only last for about two weeks. From around Dec. 20 to the first week of January would be ideal. It allows people to have a white Christmas, which to some is a staple, and it also allows them to enjoy snow activities like making snowmen and skiing.
Beyond that, it just seems as if snow is an utter inconvenience. I think back to when I was younger and I remember more often than not a good snowball fight turned into a full-on white-wash fest. Granted, that was my friends being boys, but just the same, it was unpleasant.
As for what one should do to survive this time of year, I suggest bundling up and avoid driving whenever possible. I tend to stress focus on the latter, as road conditions coupled with the less-than-capable driving majority tend to make life unsafe.
I know I sound like a broken record, but it seems to me during these bad winter months, the bad drivers on the road are the real road hazard during bad weather. I cannot abide these people, and that’s why I urge people to just stay off the road. Carpool if you need to; just avoid the bad drivers at all costs.
So, I wish you all well in your endeavors and I hope you can remain safe and warm in these winter months. The weather is chilling and the people are trying, but power through and we’ll be enjoying a too-hot summer in a few months. Then I’ll have something else to rant about.
(01/09/11 9:40pm)
Ah, the beginning of a new year and a new decade. With this new page in the history books comes a lot of resolutions. People promise themselves they will lose weight, read more and get a better job, and that’s fantastic. The New Year’s resolution is in place for people to attempt to better themselves, and for that I salute them.
Me, I don’t really see the point of making a resolution. Generally, if I’m going to do something, I’ll just do it. Which leads me to the point: Why do people wait until the new year to promise themselves to lose weight or whatnot? As far as I see it, living a healthy life is an everyday prerogative. A person should encompass good habits not as a resolution for a while, but as a lifestyle.
The same goes for getting a job or changing something radically about one’s life. People are creatures of habit. We like a certain norm, a pattern of behaviors we follow comfortably.
People vow to change things about that norm, and from casual observation, I’ve noticed things like that just don’t happen. No one wants to disrupt a comfort cycle for any reason. So, when someone declares something radical, I pretty much expect failure. I know, that’s a very defeatist take on the New Year’s resolution, but it tends to be accurate.
My suggestions for resolutions would be simple things, such as trying to go for a jog once a week or read a book a month. Those are fairly easy actions to add to a busy college lifestyle. Those things will also suggest repetition. Jogging and reading tend to be activities that will beget themselves into one’s future.
For the people like me, good work. I think, and no offense to you, New Year’s resolutions are dumb.
Many great thinkers have proposed time is an illusion, with our calendar dates and holidays doubly enforcing that idea. See, time is relative. It’s an idea, given meaning by the people who believe in it. Our New Year isn’t corresponding to the Chinese New Year. In fact, the Chinese don’t even have a set date for the New Year celebration. They follow the idea each new year is based on complete lunar cycles.
It’s ideas like that cause dissension between different groups of people. Do you think the English celebrate the Fourth of July, our independence day? I’m sure they don’t. In fact, I feel that time of the year embitters some people who live there.
Our celebration is like a big “screw you” to the motherland, and I’m sure some of the people see it that way. The same thing goes for religious holidays. What I’m saying is, what’s the point of assigning so much value to such trivial things?
For people who actually do make New Year’s resolutions, power to you, just make sure you can keep your promise to yourself.
(12/09/10 12:39am)
Ah, December is here and with it, the snow, the holidays and an innumerable amount of bacterial illnesses. People coming down with colds, coughs, sniffles and things of that sort are bound to happen – and in staggering numbers.
(11/28/10 10:44pm)
Oh, the last decade – a time of tribulations, political bouts and semantic arguments. It has been a time where uncertainty springs from the violent nature of the world. Terrorist attacks from extreme militant groups have targeted not only our country, but also many different countries abroad.