Who Wants a D+ Education?

Imagine you're in charge of marketing for a university, and you need to come up with a logo and slogan to represent the college's academic program and overall reputation. Maybe a few different scholarly images come to mind, but I doubt anyone's first reaction to such an assignment was "Of course! D+!" However, that's exactly what the marketing officials who were in charge of this representation... [More]

College Music: Do you Approve?

As I was hanging out with a few of my friends last night there was a major dispute regarding what music should be played. Once one song was chosen by one of my friends another person would go the iHome and switch it again. Although this may seem like a minor detail in the grand scheme of things, the type of music that is filling a room really dictates the mood.

Most people would probably classify my music taste as “what’s popular,” or as I learned at my summer internship “Top 40.” I know this doesn’t make me particularly unique in a sense, it is music that most people can tolerate when hanging out with friends and it evokes a positive mood.

The Lucky One

Later this year a new Nicholas Sparks novel will be made into a movie, "The Lucky One. The  book is about an ex marine who goes on a journey to find the woman in his lucky photograph. Sounds kind of dull right? Well, I am in the middle of reading the  book and it's actually really interesting!!! I will not spoil anything for you guys, but it's a traditional Nicholas Sparks tear jerker. We all... [More]

Man Vs. Food

Should Come as No Surprise

So, I used to be a pretty big Jon and Kate Plus 8 fan, but, as their family began to fall apart, so did my interest in watching something so heartbreaking happen in front of me.  I no longer prided myself on being able to name all of the children (AND their middle names) and became ashamed with the way that Jon and Kate as parents began to lose their ability to be civil with each other and still... [More]