Strike three and I'm out ~ A dating story

by Caitlin Forbes, opinion editor

Being newly single, I got the bright idea to do a dating article.  "It'll be fun!  Right?!”  

Well, over the course of Spring Break I went on three dates, all of which were complete and utter failures.  I now fully believe that dating is an evil and manipulated concept, and I'm out!

God Bless...America?

by Robert Sullivan, guest writer

Professor Ward Churchill and staff writer Giovanni Rosendo simply don’t get it.  I am speaking from a pro-capitalist perspective, and I did vote for the president in the last election.  Yet my arguments against Mr. Churchill simply are not reduced to the fact that he is an, “egotistical hippie that just wants attention.”  Freedom of speech allows me to opine to an editorial I disagree with.  It allows Ms. Rosendo to write an article expressing her views, and it allows Professor Churchill to express his ideals, however unpopular.  However, the First Amendment does not allow a person to garner a $90,000 a year salary from a subsidized state university and then spout off his own personal ideology in a pseudo-intellectual style that is above reproach. 

Does being dumb pay off?

by Codi Bullard, staff writer

“ Is this fish or chicken? What I am eating? I know it’s tuna, but why does it say Chicken of the Sea?”

These questions could go down in history as two of the dumbest questions every asked on national television. They were asked by none other than Jessica Simpson, who is not only known for her powerful voice and good looks, but also her ignorance.

 

Dressing for excess....

Guys in girls' jeans more fashion faux paus than lasting trend

by Jessica Safavimehr, staff writer

I had many ideas to write about, yet, none of them really stuck with me. I then came across an article on the Internet that described how to dress “Emo.” The website also included articles on “How to Look Hardcore Without Looking Fashion-Core,” and “How a true Indie Kid Dresses.”

When I first read these articles, I could do nothing but laugh hysterically, all the while thinking people actually take the time to write such nonsense. Then I realized something. It seems as though clothing might actually be more important than the music itself, or maybe it has  always been that way?

Signs of the times...Try to focus, read

by Jennifer Moore, staff writer

A traveler walks into an office at a motel and sees a sign sitting on the counter that says "no vacancy".

He stares at the sign for a moment, glances over to the desk clerk and asks "do you have any rooms?"

Perhaps this scenario would be more amusing to me had I not seen it happen numerous times. I have witnessed first-hand an increasingly disturbing trend: people don't read.

Horror movies not what they used to be

by Christopher Byram, staff writer

Movies tend to follow certain trends from time to time. Producers see a new film that’s fresh and original, and then along comes 5,000 other movies that rip each other off.

The most recent trends are pretty much self-evident. Movies such as “Daredevil”, “The Incredible Hulk”, and “X-Men” are very clearly comic-based films, and for a while there I was pretty sure they’d never quit making the stupid things.       

Tattoos, nose rings, heavy metal and ...babies?

by Jacqui Streety, editor-in-chief

I recently was handed an article from the Dallas Morning News in a sociology class. My professor said it would interest me on a number of levels, and man, was she right.

An article written about moms with piercings, tattoos and neon hair caught my attention. And I began to ponder what my motherhood will someday be like.

Tornado Warning

by Grayson Thomas, staff writer

As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” 

Obviously this person did not live in West Texas.  Because, as we all know, April showers may bring May flowers, but right along with it comes high winds, hail and thunderstorms and the threatening promise of tornadoes.  As a pre-curser to this oh-so-lovely time of year, I thought that I would compose a little of Tornado-Prep for those of you that are new to this annual ritual of the gods of humor.

Society vs. The Single Dad

by Billy Close, staff writer

In 1995, there were 11 million single-parent households in the United States. Of that staggering number, 1.7 million were custodial single-father households, which is an increase of 330 percent from 1970. In 1995, 2.5 million children lived with only their father.

It is easy to see that not only are single-parent households increasing, but so is the number of single, custodial dads. This is a lopsided issue that not only needs to be taken care of in terms of need, but also needs the American public to alter their perspective about.

A Sheep in wolf's clothing

by Giovanni Rosendo, staff writer

Just when I thought that things couldn’t get any lamer, I took the time to look in the mirror and again proved myself undoubtedly wrong. 

With the success of my last opinion article, I found myself wracking my brain trying to think of something equally, if not infinitely better, to write about.  Instead, I continuously went home to my apartment and fell asleep in the process of rocking “the little one” to sleep.