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The New Thursday

October 5, 2005 by

If Wednesday is the new Thursday, why don't we just rename Wednesday "Thursday Jr."?
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Just What We Need, Another Restaurant

October 5, 2005 by Colin Marshall

Zoning law aficionados have no doubt been captivated by the recent troubles of The Spot, an upcoming "on-sale beer and wine eating place" (as the posted note described it, casting serious doubt on the...
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Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Gut Loan Funding

October 5, 2005 by Bill Shiebler

As students on college campuses across the country ease back into school to begin classes this fall, Congress will vote on one of the most detrimental pieces of federal legislation to face students in...
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Conservative Corruption Is Booming, Setting Terrible Example

October 5, 2005 by Jake Thorn

I'm optimistic. Our leaders cannot get any more corrupt and evil. Surely they've hit rock bottom, which means there's nowhere to go but up for our conservative rulers. Oh, but it's so cute to see them...
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Delaying Retirement

October 4, 2005 by

If there were a Hall of Fame for Political Corruption, Tom Delay would be the House Majority Leader. The senator is putting up first ballot Hall of Fame numbers this year, wowing liberals and conserva...
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Simmer Down Now, Kids

October 4, 2005 by Bri Lafond

Before allowing us to sign on the dotted line so that he might begin to take from us every dollar potentially earned this school year, the owner of the apartment building in which I now live solicited...
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Greek Groper Deserves Punch to the Groin

October 4, 2005 by Dianne Jobson

I was propositioned Saturday night. My boyfriend and I met up with a group of friends. One was a member of a fraternity, so he suggested we go back to his frat house. After watching a few rounds of be...
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Great Movies Haven’t Faded, Academy’s Oscar is to Blame

October 4, 2005 by Adrian Ripburger

I'm writing in response to Adam Wenger's rant, "Today's Cinema Doesn't Compare to 90s Blockbusters" (Daily Nexus, Oct. 3, 2005). Actually, I'm only using it as a springboard into a different, tangenti...
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Idealist Lifestyle Carries Meaning, as Opposed to the Apathetic

October 4, 2005 by Darian Ahler

You know who he is. That dude, the one who thinks of nothing except the cute neighbor that might hook up with him if he gets her drunk enough or who's going to buy him beer. The guy with nothing reall...
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Weathering Heights

October 3, 2005 by

October is always the most demanding time of the year for the 'human. Not only are there countless birthdays to be recognized (happy B-Day little 'human bro), there is the Major League Baseball playof...
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An Interest In Your Education

October 3, 2005 by Chris Trenchard

The summer after my senior year of high school, my father told me, "Chris, get the hell up off that couch, put some goddamn pants on and get a job." I tried to drown him out by turning up the volume o...
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Why Be Idealistic When You Can Be a Cynical Alcoholic?

October 3, 2005 by Brent Robinson

You know who she is. That girl. The hippie. The activist. The evangelical Christian. The one who always prattles on and on about the deeper meaning of things. We all know someone like her, someone who...
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He Said, She Said: I Will Sacrifice My Sexual Activity for HBO

October 3, 2005 by Sean Swaby

I will never get laid in I.V. again. No really, it's just not going to happen. It's OK, I'm not too worried about it. Because the following argument is the same as dumping the check on your date. It's...
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SATC Is a Lot Like Life; Did We Say Life? We Meant Sex

October 3, 2005 by Mollie Vandor

Comedy. Drama. Romance. The closest thing to porn on TV before 11 p.m. With all of this going for it, I can't help but wonder: can there possibly be a better show than "Sex and the City"?
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Today

October 3, 2005 by Adam Wenger

Remember when movies were good? Remember when five dollars could lead to an enjoyable evening at the theater? Remember when all the movies up for best picture were actually worthy of the award, while ...
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