As pages continue to turn and yawns mixed with frantic conversations fill the air, Casey Lembke is tired. The southeast corner of Raynor Memorial Library is filled to maximum capacity; students are huddled around desks like barnacles, in clusters. It is final exam week. Whispers of “What did you get for problem 20?” and “When [...]
Read More »“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” — James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States.
The difference between a leader and a follower is within the spirit. Good leadership inspires people to unabashedly step forward and impact the world. Good leadership [...]
A bride-to-be shares her first bridezilla nightmares.
Read More »“Shutter Island,” Martin Scorsese’s latest flick starring Leonardo DiCaprio, came out in theaters on Feb. 19.
Read More »For centuries, both within the United States and across the globe, vampires have been a lingering presence. It’s almost too easy to picture what it would be like to meet one. You’d be outside, perhaps in a meadow or a forest infested with evil owls, storms would commence, and of course you’d be alone. Walking [...]
Read More »For reasons unknown, America seems to be behind when it comes to discovering raw musical talent. In a lot of cases, these gems come all the way from across the pond—they receive critical acclaim from their home countries, but in America, no one even knows they exist.
And so, I’ve decided to profile a few of [...]
As the world saw Hitler’s escapades revealed, it was vowed that such atrocities would never take place again. Following Raphael Lemkin’s coining of the term “genocide,” the United Nations formed a preventive genocide convention in 1948 and swore to keep the world free from genocide’s evil grasp.
The reality is that the Holocaust is still alive. [...]
It’s almost that time of year again — Halloween. Porches will be covered in pumpkins, grandmas will dish out God-only-knows-how-old candy for trick-or-treaters and movie lovers will seek out the latest pee-your-pants thrillers.
So what’s there to look forward to this year? Here’s a look at three hopefuls.
1. Paranormal Activity
A young couple moves into an ordinary [...]
On Sept. 15, actress Scarlett Johansson and singer/songwriter Pete Yorn released their debut album, “Break Up.”
Now, the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Miss Johansson is probably a talented actress, followed by breasts, followed by lips and then breasts again. The point is, singer isn’t one of the first attributes to come [...]
Everyone has a favorite book from their childhood. It’s the one you made your parents read until the pages tore and the spine creased.
For many that book was “Where the Wild Things Are,” a classic children’s tale written and illustrated in 1963 by Maurice Sendeck. While old, the story’s charm is timeless, and is now [...]
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