Apple’s most recent product is the iPhone-congruent smart watch with the charming moniker Apple Watch—it has not been dubbed the iWatch (with an emphatic not). The prefix has come to be adored and is known to have defined the digital era, the snappy and effective ‘i.’ According to the Daily Telegraph, Apple has jettisoned the accessory in order to target consumers more concerned with style than technology.  College Humor created a YouTube sketch titled “Apple: Call It the iWatch and We’ll Kill You.” Apple’s gadget-turned-accoutrement is able to access text...

That peculiar human desire to control what confuses us is steadily gaining in popularity.  We’ve all experienced this feeling at some point—the tendency to result in absolute, merciless tyranny when dealing with train connections, perhaps the occasional bus schedule.  Or, maybe even others’ religious behavior. This has certainly become a favorite among University administrations. About a month ago, Hampton University student Melonna Clarke went through the embarrassing experience of being denied access to a college ID on the premise of what she was wearing. “I went to go get my...

Emojis: the charming, yet limited, illustrations of an already enigmatic text—and, according to Match.com, indicative of better sexual prowess.  Match.com conducted a small study using its big annual Singles in America survey, examining the dating lives of 5,675 American singles 18 and over.  As it turns out, emojis are a turn-on across the board. Among emoji users, 54 percent had sex in 2014, compared with only 31 percent  of non-emoji users.  Additionally, 52 percent of emoji enthusiasts went on a first date in 2014, compared with only 27 percent of...

We know your Netflix queue is demanding, but these underappreciated series are worth your attention.  Here are a handful of shows that may cater to your major. 1. “Veep” Geared For: Politics and Government English “Women at a wedding are like ripe fruit ready to drop and I am a sex wasp.”  Amando Iannucci, writer and creator of television hits “The Thick of It” and “In The Loop,” creates a hysterically scathing White House satire, incorporating previous American political gaffes into a fictionalized Vice President administration.  The rapid-fire wit of...

The phrase “melting pot,” used to ascribe the various mixing of cultures in the United States, is, unsurprisingly, not a perfect portrayal of the American body politic. The concept of the melting pot is the goal for all cultures to be reflected in one common culture, however, this is generally the culture of the dominant group.  What results from advocating this construct is the appropriation of minority cultures by the dominant group. In the United States, cultural appropriation almost always involves members of the dominant culture (or those who identify...

YouTube has given this generation a vast platform to express ourselves, be it through anime-mixed music videos, funny cat compilations or how to play guitar tutorials.  Yet there are genres within the YouTube community that should truly be labeled as dubious entertainment. 1. Social experiments have become a disease on YouTube, and not because the most recent video “Drunk Girl in Public (edit: Awareness Skit)” went viral.  Like this one, many of these productions are staged, often uncomfortable and most often slightly racist.  YouTuber Chescaleigh explains on her channel how...

The SUB has been known to serve the occasional (frequent) questionably nutritious dish, yet their Chicken and Waffles selection takes the cake—which is quite possibly a healthier option.  Preferably, chicken or waffles should be mandated—but no, chicken and waffles.  “Why not take two delicious things and combine them?” IHOP’s specialty menu reads.  Of course, the fact that two equally delicious staples in American cuisine exist is no justification to put them together. Lucy Spurlick However, disagrees, saying: “I love the idea of Chicken and Waffles, why not make them one...

Many students won’t have the chance to travel home for Thanksgiving, or indeed any other trivial holiday observed during the school session. These holidays are usually seen as an opportunity to spend time with family or friends, as a day of celebration.  Yet, for the holidays that students can’t be bothered purchasing a ticket home for, there are college replacement holidays. The college replacement holiday is a commonly a farce of the actual holiday listed on the calendar; students commemorate these holidays by creating their own traditions. Just as Groundnog...

Halloween has, lamentably, come and gone.  Consequently, the week that ensues after the anticipation of a holiday always savors of anticlimax.  However, the image of the costumes witnessed around campus will continue to burn in the retina of every student for months to come. Of course I’m referring to the spooky, or perhaps gory, nature of the costume, which I think is fair to regarded them as memorable.   However, there have been many who have voiced criticisms online over other adult-themes represented in Halloween attire.   These complaints concern...

Ever since the Heartbleed bug, a reinstated rule-of-thumb for the online community has been, “Change your passwords regularly.” It’s become proverbial for anyone who follows cyber policy; for decades, security guidelines have recommended frequent password changes, commonly between 30 and 180 days. However, in recent months, it’s become highly questionable if frequently updating your password actually does increase security. A Microsoft study found that compulsory password changes do little to improve student security, yet do much to increase frustration. The library is brimming with the cacophony of angry keyboard typing,...

Announcements of the approaching flu season have begun to sprout about campus.  Bulletins reading “It’s Time To Get Vaccinated” haunt dorm hallways, serving as an alarming reminder that our environment is septic. Counseling, Health and Wellness Services (CHWS) has been recently advertising for their “Walk-in flu shots!” because influenza waits for no man, chiefly not in the patient waiting area (it’s a bit grimy in there). Yet many people, and perhaps a few students, have demurred at the idea of receiving any vaccination at all this year. Flu vaccines have...