This past Saturday was my 24th birthday. I’ve now been an “adult” for a quarter of my life and it seems that birthdays are not […]
Category: Opinion
For Mass Killers: No Name, No Fame – Forever
Sandy Hook. Aurora. Columbine. It’s appalling, but one way to achieve fame in America is through acts of infamy. What if that weren’t so? Today’s […]
Django Unchained and Tarantino Push Towards Post-Racial Ideal
Many argue that the current state of race relations in the U.S. qualifies the country as a post-racial society. These optimists happily point to Obama […]
A Day of Reckoning
Well, we survived! I’m not talking about finals last semester, not about Aunt Bessie’s inescapable cheek-pinches over Christmas dinner and not even about the cork-popping, […]
Another Year Over and We’re Still Here
Surviving a term as a college newspaper Editor-in-Chief isn’t easy. The Sentinel staff could identify a number of defining moments from my first term as […]
Raise Hell One Article at a Time
For those who have turned to this section seeking the fair-haired previous opinion editor, I am sorry to tell you she has moved on to greener pastures. I […]
Hone in on the Holidays
GIVE THANKS by Brittany Maher My favorite Thanksgiving memories happen at a place that for centuries has been deemed second best; underrated and unrecognized. A […]
Media Under the Influence
Though the popular television series “Breaking Bad” has won seven primetime Emmy Awards since it first aired in 2008, it is unlikely that former first lady […]
Craving a Cup
It is 9 a.m. at Jazzman’s Cafe in the Social Sciences Building and the line of students and professors grows by the second. Some students […]
Not Your Average Cup of Joe
Coffee is ingrained in our society. Many start the day with a cup of espresso, chug some joe after their lunch, have some decaf during […]
Christmas in October
Every year as the hot weather dwindles and Halloween passes without much warning, people are made aware of the quickly approaching holiday season. As Thanksgiving […]
Tests: Necessary Forms of Evil
It’s probably safe to say that students don’t like taking tests. As a student, I have been exposed to a multitude of tests from multiple choice to short […]