College touring made easy (or at least less painful)

A few years ago “college” was merely a distant milestone, a backdrop for summer comedies, and perhaps your father’s favorite nostalgic topic. But now, as my fellow seniors and I plunge into the application process, “college” has lost its quotation marks and has become a serious reality. And like most serious realities, it is not always a walk in the quad.So, for the sake of my peers’ mental health, I have made a list of a few observations and guidelines for the inevitable family college tour.

NFL Preview Part III – Award Winners and Super Bowl Pick

In the past few days we’ve posted our NFC and AFC previews. Now it’s time to pick the individual award winners and the Super Bowl. The thing I like about the NFL’s awards is that they are given to the best in each category from the entire NFL, not just the AFC or the NFC. Remember, the NFL MVP has not won the Super Bowl in the same year since Kurt Warner won both for the Rams all the way back in 1999. So individual success is certainly not a guarantee of team success.

The Beginners’ Pool

Lizzy Burke and Tyler Kendall
Features Editors

Each day, Izzy, a spunky four-year-old, would run around a baseball field, dance in a theatre, and get creative during arts and crafts. When it came to swim periods, however, Izzy would turn into a tentative toddler. As we approached the beginners’ pool, Izzy would take one of our hands and look up at us with pleading eyes, giving us a simple, “Will you promise to not let go when I get in the pool?”

App of the week: Shazam

Bryn Pennetti
Arts, Entertainment & Technology Editor

Think back – you’re walking through a store and all of a sudden- a song comes on that you really like but you can’t hear it well enough to get the name of it. ‘Is that the chorus? The title has to be in it somewhere… Maybe if I write some of the lyrics down I can search it later…’

We’ve all been there, but Shazam fixes that daily struggle.

DNC 2012

Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Blogs Editor

On the heels of a successful Republican National Convention, a looming jobs report, and an economy that is still deeply suffering, Democrats were put in the spotlight to throw a convention miracle. The stakes were high: Barack Obama had to convince the American people to give him four more years to put the economy on track. Without a doubt, this convention met and exceeded expectations with its line-up of effective prime-time speakers. Could this be the turning point of the election?