While people make their own personal resolutions for 2009, there is one resolution our country needs to make, and with Barack Obama beginning his presidency this year, this resolution could become a possibility. The United States needs to collectively overhaul sex education programs to assure that children are not only […]
Month: January 2009
Honesty not always best policy
It’s difficult to maintain a conversation with just about anyone this time of year without falling into a conversation about New Years resolutions. Whether their goal is to lose weight or quit smoking, folks love to share their hopes for the New Year Recently, a friend of mine decided he’s […]
Nixing the Nicotine
As any well-informed Illinois citizen will already be aware, January marks the one-year anniversary of our status as a “smoke-free state.” Now, if you also happen to be a well-informed American (a title a bit harder to come upon,) you will also know that a total of 23 states and […]
Two sources of inspiration for your days
The two books are This I Believe and This I Believe II. They were edited by Jay Ellison and Dan Gediman. They were also released in association with NPR Both books are short stories from various authors containing life themes, life- guiding philosophies that have led the lives of the […]
Living life in reverse
I’m just going to come out and say it. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of the most bizarre, but one of the best movies I have seen in the past couple of years. It’s a moving story that covers life in its fullest. Honestly, this movie is […]
Awww. Look at the pretty mushroom cloud
Fallout was a fun RPG series that allowed you quite a few different opportunities to either be the good guy or be a total asshole for fun. The premise for the series is simple. Nuclear war happened and now most of the land in the United States is an irradiated […]
Beyond the veil of madness: I WAS OUT! I WAS OUT!
These words follow most good or at least exceedingly bizarre horror movies. It was in 1408, different Hellraiser movies, as well as other horror movies and most student experiences at NEIU. Sometimes you end up right back where you started. These words follow most good, or at least exceedingly bizarre, […]
Diversional Discourse: New changes, old diversions
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a good break, and is rip-roaring to go again. I had planned on stepping down from the paper for this semester, due to several issues, which I won’t go into. Something about this paper though, seems to suck me back every time I think […]
Achievement unlocked: zombicidal maniac
Valve, the creator of Left 4 Dead, is known for quality games. A game stamped with Valve generally means a game of promise, a promise of quality, fun, and stability. And sometimes perhaps a bit of originality, which happens to be Left 4 Dead’s best feature. Left 4 Dead’s premise […]
The flop currently known as Far Cry 2
Yeah I know, cheesy pun for a headline but who cares. This review is covering Far Cry 2. In some ways it’s a good game. In other ways it’s just tedious and irritating. I wanted to like this game but I really couldn’t. The world in the game is an […]