‘Vagina Monologues’ reacts to Kilworth relocation
This spring, on the weekend before Valentine’s Day, The School of Music...
Tips for study abroad
For some students, college is as far from home as they have ever been, and sometimes it is as far as they want to go. Others, however, make the choice to study abroad. During the 2008-09 academic year approximately 260,300 American students spent time studying abroad. Around 47 percent of them were in Europe, according to the Institute of International Education. According to the Puget Sound website, in the spring of 2011, 135 Puget Sound students studied abroad in 31 different countries. Georgia Cohen, a Theatre Arts major at Puget...
Invasive scanners preferable to lax flight rules
It is that time of year again: the time when people everywhere...
Internet not as crucial as society would hope
Since its public introduction in the 1990s, the Internet has become an...
Film stereotype continues: one-dimensional women
In today’s popular media, consumers are offered a wide variety of choices...
Pop culture pregnancy obsession misinformed
As principled as many Americans like to think they are, everybody knows...
DREAM Act puts higher education in sight
We constantly hear about new legislation being tossed around Washington. One such...
Facebook and American security concerns at odds
If you have a Facebook, you have probably found yourself caught in...
Tea Party coloring book hypocritical
Since the relatively recent emergence of the Tea Party political movement, it...
Sustainable city’s approach will not promote changes
In recent years, climate change has become increasingly evident. In the face...
Jersey Shore gives undue credit to stars
If you live in America, own a TV and have eyes, you’ve probably encountered reality television. One recent incarnation of this modern phenomenon is MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” It features eight unnaturally tan Italian American 20-somethings partying, hooking-up, fighting, and engaging in otherwise lewd behavior in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. It’s not hard to see that, as a concept, this has the potential to be enormously entertaining. Who among us doesn’t love to see other people make fools of themselves? If only that were the attitude with which all of “Jersey...
E-books degrading traditional reading experience
Picture this: it is nighttime. A small child lies in bed, her...