Originally published October 22, 2010 Stephen Brodkin had heard about Jay Leno’s obsession with cars before last weekend. But he’s not really into stand up comedy, so the late night funny man’s show wasn’t a huge attraction for him. At least not until he found…
Posts published in “Year: 2011”
Originally published October 22, 2010 Junior baseball player Phil Kaiser died of an undiagnosed heart condition early Monday morning. Kaiser, a communication major with a focus on advertising, had attended church with his girlfriend, junior Noelle Dehler, and then returned to her apartment. While watching…
Originally published October 8, 2010 The human body consists of up to 75 percent water – which comes out to about 10 to 12 gallons of water. Most people do not take into account that so much of the human body is made up of…
Originally published October 8, 2010 Cody J. Barker, 17 years old, went to Shiocton High School in Shiocton, Wisc. He loved to garden and was an active member of choir. He was obsessed with James Bond and he enjoyed Lady Gaga. Now, he’s dead. Barker…
Originally published October 8, 2010 Pretty much everyone, myself included, really hates the Westboro Baptist Church. They’re bigots and they’re just awful people. It takes a certain kind of a person to stand at any funeral, let alone a soldier’s, and hold up signs reading…
Originally published October 8, 2010 At a time when women are walking away with more degrees than men, I honestly assumed everyone believed women were making strides for the better. I was wrong. I spent the majority of last summer working at a video store,…
Originally published October 8, 2010 Ask anyone who went: Weezer put on a great show, the new arena’s first large-name act. It’s hard to think of a band that would have been better for the first act. Students grew up with Weezer, they’ve listened to…
Originally published October 1, 2010 I live in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago, and I am blessed with a family who loves to watch sports. Personally, sports have never been my thing, but by default I am a Bears fan, a Cubs fan and…
Originally published October 1, 2010 As of Monday, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has dropped to an all-time low. His 42 percent approval rating comes right before the November mid-term elections, where the Republicans look to gain control of both the House and Senate. The…
Originally published October 1, 2010 Every week in the newsroom we get into petty, fake fights with one another that usually start out of relentless mocking – questionable choices in entertainment, lapses in judgment or dissing on former flames. Without fail, I get some kind…