What really happens when your father is your family’s GPS

Caitlin Soltesz
March 22, 2012

“Turn left in 1000 feet.”  “You have arrived at your destination.” The typical saying that you hear coming out of a GPS.  Most people decide to use these handy devices on their vacations to get them to where they need to go. But not with my family. My father is your typical man. He wants to... Read more »

Staff member explores wonders of gibberish

Kimberly Michelsen
March 22, 2012

  “So how was your day?”  “Oh, you know, it was just OK. I went and talked to my teacher skublin dudle miiop olo kish blah.”  Has anyone had conversations that went kind of like this? I sure have. And although sometimes they may seem to convey no message at all, I find them very entertaining.  Call... Read more »

Technology destroys work ethic, priorities

Whisper Harris
March 22, 2012

Do you remember when the XBOX 360 came out? Back when it came out gamers went a little insane. People were selling their houses, giving away their life savings, trading their cars, selling newborn babies, just to get their hands on this new and advanced gaming system. People went to jail because of the... Read more »

What people do for money

Kaitlin Mosley
March 22, 2012

There is nothing like sitting at home watching big strong men throw around the old pig skin on Sunday and Monday nights. There’s nothing like sitting with your family, going for your favorite team and making bets on them, watching your favorite player catch the winning touchdown or interception to... Read more »

Authentic singers hard to find in 2012

Khiriya Vining
March 22, 2012

I remember when music was just that, music. I remember when people would passionately use their voices in song to reveal and express themselves. Now it is all about auto-tune and editing every track to make music sound good. Some people have no musical talent at all. There are many young adults and stars... Read more »

CMR student struggles to hold onto sanity after release of new video game

Zach Pottratz
March 21, 2012

Think. How many of us have gaming systems? 98 percent? Maybe even 99 percent? The other 1-2 percent are probably those of us who still hold onto their sanity somewhat. You know why? Because we live in a world where casting spells at each other and killing people is appropriate in our society. No, not... Read more »

High fashion faux pas

Katelyn Kempa
March 21, 2012

Take a normal person. Elevate them to celebrity status. Throw them into the world of high fashion and what do you get? From the fashion moguls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Sean Combs to the leave-the-world-speechless Lady Gaga, the always-changing and eccentric ways of high fashion can inspire people... Read more »

Gingers need to be given respect

Kendra Hix
March 21, 2012

 “Hey you can’t do that! You’re a Ginger!”  What the heck? I have orange hair. I’m not incapacitated or an invalid, or stupid. When I was younger, Ginger was a girl from a television show, a vegetable (or a fruit, I’m not sure which), something you put in cookies and bread around the holidays.... Read more »

Cartoons change for the worse

Mikayla Reddick
March 21, 2012

I don’t know about you, but when I was little, my favorite thing to do right after I woke up in the morning was to turn on Disney Channel or Nickelodeon and watch cartoons. I’m not talking about the cartoons you see when you turn on the television today. I’m talking about the ones that actually... Read more »

Pick it up or drop it

Caroline Perkins, Stampede Writer
March 16, 2012

Isn’t it time we all learned how to pick up a significant other without something going wrong? Being a penny pincher and going cheap doesn’t mean you have to use a trashy pick-up line.                 Throughout history man has been using what is now called icebreakers to start a conversation... Read more »