I think the phrase ‘live life to the fullest’ is one of the most overused phrases in the history of forever. OK, so I might be exaggerating a little bit, but I have to admit I have rolled my eyes a time or two when people have used that phrase […]

Those of us on Earth all grew up thinking the same thing: we are one of a kind. There was always this sense of pride, knowing our planet, out of all of the other ones in our solar system, supports so much life. It can make you a little bigheaded. […]

In a time when wearing a dress made out of meat is considered to be acceptable as “creative fashion” and interracial relationships don’t turn heads like they used to, I find it puzzling that we still operate under the same stereotypes and social labels as our grandparents. If newspapers will […]

If you’ve been to the Morris Recreation Center much this semester than you probably know that intramural basketball is serious business, and I think it’s a great thing. The other night I was working out. I leaned in to see who was playing, and I was amazed at how […]

If you saw someone drop a wad of money, would you pick it up or leave it? Would you try to catch up to the person to return it or go to the nearest authority to turn it in? Would it cross your mind to keep the cash? Would it […]

At 20 years of age, I have found my limit on what my body can withstand. Mosh pits are not one of those things. This past weekend my boyfriend and I went to a concert in Dallas – at The Door – to see one of our favorite bands, Destroy […]

Before I begin this unique column, I would like to run an advisory for all readers.  If you are squeamish, disgusted by blood of any type, you should stop reading.  And, if you don’t, you had your fair warning. My good friend Kara recently informed me of a story that […]

Everyone has to do things that they don’t like sometimes.  One of those things is quitting a job.  I told myself that I would never do that, no matter what.  I hate quitting things. But the time has finally come for that.  I’ve been working for Instructional Technology and Distance […]

Growing up my mom always stressed the importance of being a well rounded individual, meaning that to understand this mixed up “melting pot” of a society we live in requires that we walk a mile in another persons shoes, eat things you can’t pronounce, and trying everything at least once. […]

It is so easy to misconstrue what it means to eat healthy.  I personally never realized just how terrible my eating habits were until I was forced to change them when I was diagnosed with diabetes.  It turns out that this life-threatening disease was the ‘kick in the pants’ I […]