This article is dedicated to all my Methods peeps. Voice is more than a TV show. If you are an English major or have ever written a paper in your life, you’ve employed this invaluable resource of...

I know I’m late to the party with this one, but I don’t believe in Santa anymore. Here’s why you shouldn’t either: Reason Number 1 Santa asked me to go rock climbing over the weekend, but showed...

There are things that we do as human beings that are inherently ingrained in us. Things that may have no rhyme or reason, but we rarely question.   I, for one, am freaking fed up with that.   I...

When you hear “be prepared,” what do you think?   Most people think of the Boy Scouts. When we think of Boy Scouts, we think of the Pine Box Derby, camping trips and those gloriously fashionable...

I understand this is going to be an unpopular opinion. In fact, as I sit here next to my peers in the Stater office, I’m sure some of them are going to disagree with what I am about to say.   But...

In a long and nasty election cycle, the likes of which have not been seen, the last thing our nation needs is another partisan battle to turn ugly and to further (and unnecessarily) divide our country...

I know football season is over. I know everyone is tired of hearing about it after the media blitz that encompassed the Super Bowl. But one social topic of the sport was not discussed enough.   The...

Here’s how this is going to work. I’m going to leave suction cup hickey marks of brilliance on your brain and you’re going to stop me on campus later to thank me for my enthralling messages—or...

If you want a sure-fire way to incline me to ignore a piece of fiction, make the character the Chosen One. Unless fate isn’t a concrete thing, predestining the main character to be the one to vanquish...