When people find out I have Twitter (and tweet frequently) they often ask why. Why would I, an insignificant university student, want to let the world know what I had for breakfast or where I’m headed for the evening? To most who are not in the know, mindless tweets referencing…
As the dust over Aberdeen settles, and the horse excrement is washed away by the ever-present Kingston rain, we must come to terms with the effects of this first “Fauxcoming” weekend and take inventory of what occurred. I, for one, must admit that my predictions were wrong. Very, very wrong….but…
I was at Spring Reunion 2009. Were you? Didn’t think so. Consider yourself lucky. After three fantastic years of Homecoming experiences, I was thoroughly depressed when I witnessed what was being touted as a fantastic alternative to the September festivities. I have always looked forward to Homecoming, and not for…
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all”. This mantra, instilled into preschoolers by their parents, seems to be forgotten once one reaches middle school. Bullying has always been a problem amongst pre-teens, something that tends to clear up with ‘maturity’. However, with advances in…
When ‘stripper poles’ and ’16 year old girls’ are mentioned in the same sentence, most will think to stories such as a recent one out of Rhode Island – where girls under 18 are ‘permitted’ to strip for cash under a loophole in the law (Projo). What generally doesn’t come…
Last week was the pilot episode of new ‘reality’ dating show, More to Love. What’s the difference between this and the Bachelor/Bachelorette? Well, apparently it’s helping obese girls find love. Lucky them! (Photo of contestants courtesy of EW.com) Officially, the show is billed as “the first broadcast dating show entirely…
As of late, Facebook has gained some notoriety over its privacy policies – particularly about how it has been allowing third-party applications to access the personal information of its users. However, we have to question whether our very use of Facebook negates our claims to want for privacy. Imagine, if…
