There were a lot of pivotal “firsts” in the life of 6-year-old Austin Shone. When I was six, I helped my dad pour cement into a small hole next to our driveway to put up my first basketball hoop. It would eventually develop a ring…
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The University Senate recently passed a proposal that finalizes the definition of Experiential Learning with core elements, which will make it the second required tag for future students. Without a doubt, the intention of the tag will benefit the students to build a framework for…
Colorado Rockies – Eric Gray The Colorado Rockies will get the chance to avenge last year’s wild card loss, and I believe they have the talent to do it. The powerful bats and ace pitching staff in the Rockies organization will become important during the…
Sam Darnold – New York Jets BY JOSH SCHWAM New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has been put in an exceptional situation to succeed in 2018. Not only does Darnold have a solid defense to work with, he also has an offensive line that will…
While tons of food go to waste every month, Abby Ihrke, senior accounting and Spanish double major, makes her contribution to protect the environment by composting food waste from Geisert dining hall. As Ihrke’s composting project is not the first one nor the only student-…
There’s nothing I love more than walking into a movie theater. Immediately, you’re immersed in a world that smells like overpriced popcorn. The walls are lined with posters featuring familiar faces and names that greet me like an old friend. The ICEE machine is callingmyname,knowingIwillpay…
You get angry. You scream at your homework assignment. You tell it things you would never want your mother to even suspect you said. Some of us jump on and kick the paper like we were a part of a scene from “The Sopranos.” It’s…
My shoulders as limp as my sweaty hair and my limbs as heavy as that dark craft beer I couldn’t afford but bought anyway, I slumped on the couch. I felt like a tree branch, but I had snapped off the trunk and had fallen…
Reaghan Wharff – Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs have had a good track record in the regular season during Andy Reid’s tenure, but that hasn’t translated to success in the playoffs … until this year. Last season the Chiefs finished with a 10-6…
After San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat and later kneeled during the national anthem in August 2016, it triggered a plethora of other protesting players, as well as a non-stop political discussion that has been associated with the National Football League since. Earlier this…