“Why do students jump in fountains? I’m not sure—but it’s fun, and each class knows they can’t be the one to break the streak. It has become an essential part of the Butler experience, and if you need proof, just ask the students.”
When Wi-Fi works, until it doesn’t
“Why is it that the student population has to randomly suffer through a 3-hour period of 1996 levels of internet connection once every two weeks? Maybe students should be able to trade in their ‘Out on Town’ dollars for access to better Wi-Fi.”
Modern America: A period of punctuation decline
“The passive-aggressive period when texting is a serious problem. Now that the period can be neutral and angry, how is one to know which emotion the sender is conveying? The sender can even use the period ambiguity to their advantage by saying you are overreacting if you assume they are angry or by saying it was obvious they were upset if you assume the period was neutral.”
Political issues that don’t get talked about during Thanksgiving dinner
“While you may have already made up your mind about your presidential vote, here are five important but lesser-known issues that you should keep in mind when voting for Senators, Representatives and state or local politicians next week.”
Frightful fits
“Whatever your reason for dressing up may be, it better not be one of these that we all have decided we are sick and tired of seeing every year.”
College students are a disenfranchised population
“It is inaccurate to say that access to voting hasn’t improved drastically since the implementation of Jim Crow laws and the total disenfranchisement of women. That being said, it is also dangerous to assume that disenfranchisement is a non-issue in the 21st century.”
Environmental activism deserves a makeover
“While people are willing to adopt sustainability practices for economic reasons, deep feelings of ambivalence, irritation and distrust towards “elitist” environmental activists do not diminish as new practices are implemented.”
Investments 101: Setting yourself up for wealth
“‘When you are young every $200 per month you invest is worth a million dollars when you retire.’”
Students’ thoughts on the Ross Hall renovations
“In the short term the new plans surrounding Ross Hall feel like a blatant cash grab, accented by a hint of pandering to donors, without much consideration for how current, paying students will be affected.”