It’s hard when a hero and source of inspiration makes comments that make you shudder. Many of us on the Stater staff are figuring that out this week.   Recently, two influential women chastised...

I will gladly admit that I am a full-fledged “Star Wars” nerd. I have seen all the movies (yes, even the prequels) more times than I can count. I grew up watching the original trilogy with my dad and...

I grew up in a laundry mat. If you can’t identify with this statement it means your parents were wealthy enough to afford a fully functioning washer and dryer that accommodated your entire family.   Congratulations.   My...

When tragedy confronts us, a moment of clarity often emerges. After the initial shock subsides, we begin to ask ourselves some rather deep questions, and somehow, profound answers pour into our consciousness.   A...

Sometimes, I don’t understand things. For instance, the Lower Gag on campus sells two different kinds of milk.   One variety comes in one-liter paper cartons, the other in two-liter plastic...

I’m sitting in the bathtub at 6:30 a.m. this morning, listening to Yo-Yo Ma’s “Appalachia Waltz,” trying to get my life together and, good god, what a struggle. I’m surrounded by baby bath...

It looks like dorm dwellers in Wayne America are going to be getting pretty cozy next fall.   The Bowen Hall renovation plan has changed from fixing up the dorm in phases to doing all the updating...

I got to miss the first week of classes this semester.   SUCKERS!   But my week away was probably nothing like you could have imagined.   First, I had a sobering accident. I...