Pouty lips, Longhorns, ignorance among few things that annoy me

by Andrew Garvin, news editor

Everyone has his or her pet peeves.

I am definitely not an exception. As much as I try to tolerate everyday’s pros and cons, everyone has those days when every little thing “grinds your gears.”

That saying, for instance, ticks me off. What gear are we grinding exactly? Since when do humans have gears? I could care less where the saying is derived from, and the fact that people still use it today amazes me.  

Indie Rock being manipulated

by Thomas Mooney, staff writer

With the rise of the Mp3 and declining CD sales, bands are finding themselves between a rock and a hard spot more often than ever.

Indie rock-based bands have always had to find more outlets to get their music out and to get paid for it. During the past five years or so, many Indie bands have gone to the alternative of letting their music find its way to popular TV dramas such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The O.C.,” as well as to movies such “Juno” and “Garden State.” 

Everyone wins...except me

by Daniel Clayton, opinion editor

The Phillies won the World Series, Barack Obama won the presidency and my brother just recently won a lotto scratch off.

Everyone has been a winner lately. Yet it seems as though everyone is winning except me.

JFK assassination leads to conspiracy theories

by Lisa Hernandez, staff writer

As the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy nears, I decided to revisit the conspiracy theory surrounding his death.

The Kennedy family has always fascinated me ever since I was a child. My parents practically brought me up in the '60s, at least when it comes to the history and the music. I started researching the events that happened before and after Nov. 22, 1963.