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There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
I have seen my world crumble before my eyes on more than one occasion; in the past five years I have lost my mom, my unborn baby and my husband.
column \ men's issues \ Vagina Monologues
Did he just say ‘Penis MAN-ologue?’
With all the discussions surrounding “The Vagina Monologues,” which was recently performed on campus, I thought really hard about the whole empowerment of women topic this show brings, and I’m with it all the way.
column \ matriculation \ pregnancy
Pregnant at 18, college grad at 24
My mornings are hectic. No matter what time I get up or how many things I do the night before to get ready, I can almost guarantee that I will be running behind schedule.
Back to the Future \ column \ technology
Low-tech man in a high-tech world
In the 1989 motion picture “Back to the Future Part II,” Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to the year 2015.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, every single month
I usually sleep in late on Black Friday and dream about the crazy people who have been up since 3 a.m. However, this year, I was up early watching the comedy show that is my husband and his parents trying to put up their new 12-foot Christmas tree.
column \ fitness \ Lady Gaga \ stripper pole
Gaga and stripper poles: path to fitness and liberation
It’s always good to have a backup plan. I have a stripper pole in my room. Seriously.
Christmas shopping \ column \ holidays
Christmas time IS NOT here again
For every thing there is a season, but it seems today there is no separation between one season and the next. This issue isn’t anything we haven’t heard already, but the winter holiday season seems to come earlier and earlier every year.
Put on your boots, it’s mudslinging time!
Backstabbing, manipulation, fakeness, empty promises and world peace all commonplace in two forms of popular entertainment: beauty pageants and political campaigns. In politics, as in beauty pageants, it’s all about being able to answer the now-trite million dollar question about changing the world.
column \ Houston Astros \ sports
Houstonians hold high hopes for Astros’ 2011 season
The 2010 baseball season has ended and the Houston Astros have missed the playoffs for the fifth straight year. Since being swept out of the World Series by the Chicago White Sox in 2005, fan attendance has steadily decreased.
column \ debit cards \ finances
Debit card cash cow: the price to swipe; $5 will cost you $40
When I open my wallet, I see many things: a coupon for McDonalds that I’ll never use, a tooth-shaped sticker reminding me of my next dentist appointment, an array of expired student IDs chronicling my previous academic institutions and a few plastic cards with shiny VISA logos.
Like most college students, these cards are my go-to method of payment. Whether my purchase is $2 or $20, I always pay with plastic. Indeed, my affinity for swiping my card has caused me to replace it twice before its expiration date due to the weathering of the magnetic strip.
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