Monthly Archives: February 2014

No.1 Offense vs No.1 Defense: A Historic Superbowl Matchup

Posted on February 9, 2014 by grichards

The Superbowl is the final game of the season in the National Football League. The two best teams in the league play in a highly anticipated and incredibly glorified game to see who gets to take the Lombardi trophy and …

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Incentives for menial labor and why they are important in a productive society

Posted on February 9, 2014 by lauren gould

People working in ‘dead end jobs’ understand how society really works. Jobs at retailers, grocery stores, hotels, theme parks, sanitation, restaurants, and others only offer menial labor for an absolute minimum of wages. We cannot have a ‘civilized society’ without …

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Why American Hustle shouldn’t win Oscar for Best Director

Posted on February 9, 2014 by laurentm

This year there are several great films that have been nominated for Oscars. Some of them include “Gravity”, “12 Years a Slave”, and many more. Of those I believe there is one that shouldn’t make the cut for receiving an …

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Russia killing off stray dogs for Olympics

Posted on February 9, 2014 by keegan.kennedy

The 2014 Sochi Olympics have been very controversial. Russia has been heavily criticized for its stance on LGBT rights, and now they are receiving negative criticism from animal rights activists. In an effort to “clean up” the city of Sochi, …

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Nearly 9 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled in Northern California

Posted on February 9, 2014 by jumarshall17

Approximately 9 Million pounds of meat were recalled from Northern California meat company, Rancho Feeding Corporation (RFC), due to the meat originating from “diseased and unsound animals” that were not properly inspected. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food …

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A New Kind of ‘Prisoner of War’: The Taliban Takes A Military Sniffer Dog Prisoner

Posted on February 8, 2014 by mpabian

After the ‘War On Iraq” began prisoner of war videos were all to common place in the news broadcast across America. However, this video could be a first when it comes to such matters. The Taliban has released a video …

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Controversial Coca-Cola Commercial Causes Uproar With the Nation’s Most Ignorant Inhabitants

Posted on February 8, 2014 by aspiringauthor

Normally when people think of Super Bowl, they think of hilarious commercials that go down in history. This year many of the commercials were rather boring, but one in particular stood out to people. Coca-Cola’s advertisement enraged many Americans as …

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The affects of Weather on your Psyche…

Posted on February 8, 2014 by scsmith

I once had a friend who told me that living in Seattle was the worst idea I had ever come up with. At the time I was like, “are you kidding me?” All I could think about was the trendy …

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Missy Elliot Plans on Coming Back with a New Album

Posted on February 8, 2014 by amanda decarlo

Missy Elliot, the legendary rapper, plans on making a comeback. Missy, the rapper who rose to fame in the fame in the late 90’s and early 2000’s with hits like “Lose Control” and “Work it,” is planning on returning from …

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Why Do Men Always Feel The Need To Feel So Manly All The Time?

Posted on February 7, 2014 by bosimpson

It all starts from when males are little boys. They look at their father shave and they cannot wait to grow their first couple of hairs on their chin or under their armpits. As they get a little older, they …

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