Archive for category: Opinions

  • Sudu vs. Taide: Invasion of privacy morally questionable

    Opinions March 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    Sudu Upadhyay…
         Last month Google unveiled it’s newest product: Glass. Glass is an augmented reality wearable computer with a head mounted display. Glass allows users to take photos and record HD video from their point of view; use applications such as Google Maps while walking or driving; surf the internet; and other features, all of this is dictated through voice comman

  • Fictional problems provide escape

    Opinions March 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    We’ve all done it.
    We sit there, a book in hand, or our eyes fixated on a screen, completely immersed in another world.  Our full attention is fixed on a cast of fictional characters with fictional problems going about their fictional lives.  We know everything there is to know about them, or are currently in the process of doing so.  We even invest our emotions in them – when th…

  • ‘Harlem Shake’ song deeper than seems upon first glance

    Opinions March 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    R.I.P. Gangnam Style. All hail “Harlem Shake.” This inane 30-sec dancing meme has revolutionized the commercial music market, and all for the better. Though Baauer’s actual composition “Harlem Shake” only has a fraction of the amount of views as the most popular 30-second memes, the music itself is arguably deeper in meaning than the wildly thrashing dance videos, n…

  • Childrens’ books relevant, even as teenager

    Opinions March 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    The other day I passed my bookshelf with all my childrens’ books, and I realized how long it has been since I had flipped through their pages. I miss them – after all, they were like friends that guided me through childhood. Maybe, though, they are still with me. Lately, I feel like the closer I am to making decisions about my future, the less I know what I want to do. I find myself r…

  • Owen vs. Price: Clash of tradition flows into dating etiquette

    Opinions February 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

     
    Owen Barnard
    Currently we have 7.1 billion people in this world, the US State Department recognizes 194 independent nations and numerous ethnicities, but how we all came to be here is a matter of simple biology and, of course a healthy dose of “chemistry.”  Now, how the chemistry of billions of relationships came to be is one that traditionally follows a simple, time te

  • Religion in school not toxic topic

    Opinions February 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    When we hear the expression “separation of the church and state,” the “state” refers to everything funded by the government, including public schools.  The who concept of separation of church and state, however, has confused me from the time I was a student at Bramlett Elementary.
    I have always wondered why church is excluded from school when I see references to church a…

  • Sudu and Taide: School should establish internship programs

    Opinions February 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    This month, Taide and Sudu bring their high school experiences to the table and argue together for pre-professional opportunities in high school. 
    Sudu Upadhyay…
    I have no more motivation. Honestly. None at all. I come to school everyday feeling jaded and miserable. I sleepwalk through most of my classes and feel like I’m not learning anything. I suffer from none other than “

  • March Madness with extra madness

    Opinions, Sports February 28, 2013 12:00 PM no comments

    The air is starting to warm and flowers are beginning to bloom, and this means one thing to college basketball fans: March Madness is just around the corner. This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament should be one of the best in years.
    Just looking at a few games over the past week or two shows that teams are pulling out all the stops toward the end of the season. Top five teams are…

  • Top 10 Commercials From Super Bowl XLVII

    Entertainment, Opinions February 4, 2013 12:53 AM no comments

    While football fans gathered around television sets Sunday night to witness an exciting matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, many others were watching for the brand new advertisements airing during the breaks in action.  Here are my top ten commercials from Super Bowl XLVII, with a few Honorable Mentions.
    Top Ten…
    1. NFL Network (Chiefs Select Leon S

  • The Matt Ryan era for the Falcons should not be marred by playoff losses

    Opinions, Sports January 31, 2013 1:11 PM no comments

    At the beginning of the 2012-2013 NFL season, I made a bold prediction. I said with all the confidence in the world. The Falcons will win the Super Bowl. People called me crazy. They said that because Matt Ryan had never won a playoff game he wasn’t the right choice for Atlanta. They said it was just going to be another first round disappointment for the Falcons. While the Seahawks mig…