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Everyone knows that one class specific to your major that every upperclassman warns underclassmen about: the dreaded “weed-out” class. Does there have to be a weed-out class for every major?
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Everyone knows that one class specific to your major that every upperclassman warns underclassmen about: the dreaded “weed-out” class. Does there have to be a weed-out class for every major?
From the disappointing SpongeBob SquarePants tribute at halftime to the boring and frustrating game between the Patriots and the Rams — the lowest-scoring game in Super Bowl history — it is easy to see why fans were excited for the next round of commercials. However, fans should have been equally disappointed by the ads that were neither funny nor clever.
After struggling through flop after painstaking flop in the movie business, it seemed that DC’s Cinematic Universe could never compete with its rivals at Marvel. But there was one tactic that it hadn’t tried: making origin stories fun.
After the switch of You from Lifetime to Netflix, it has become an unexpected hit. Just what is it about the series that entices viewers?
Netflix announced at the start of the year that it is raising prices on its subscription plans in the biggest increase since the streaming service began.
Assisted dying has been a hotly contested topic for many states deciding whether it’s moral, but what they should really be considering is the mental health of many patients who are awaiting their unavoidable fates, struggling even more day by day to get joy out of life.
Many parents nowadays believe spanking their children for wrongdoings is OK because they were spanked when they were little, and they turned out okay. However, new research is looking into how physical discipline can pose serious risks to children, and the lasting effects are not beneficial to the child in the long run.
On Nov. 12, Stan Lee died at the age of 95. While he had been out of the comic book-making scene for a while, Lee was still a public face for Marvel and well-known throughout the fanbase for his frequent comic-con appearances and cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Although many journalists are upset that citizen journalism has taken away from the mass media’s traditional role as gatekeeper, citizen journalism has been proven to be helpful to get stories out in the open that would have otherwise been looked over or misinterpreted. However, the issue of reliable sources still comes into question when discussing how citizen journalism can effectively serve the general public.
The first couple of minutes of Avengers: Infinity War were a blow for Loki’s massive fanbase and fans of all Asgardians in general. Although Loki’s death looked pretty real this time, fans have refused to believe that he didn’t have a plan all along and will return for Avengers 4.
On July 20, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was fired over controversial blog posts made in 2011 containing slurs and descriptions of sex acts. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has not quite been the same since.
President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military has been lifted, but transgender people still aren’t being accepted into any of the branches.
In this day and age of ever-increasing hostility and tension between differing political views, some Republicans feel that they can’t get a word in edgewise without backlash.
The Captain Marvel trailer came out this week. While many people are hyped about the first female superhero lead finally debuting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the trailer posed more questions than answers as to the fate of the franchise.
Ohio University officially became a smoke-free campus on Aug. 1, 2015, yet using smoking products like cigarettes and e-cigarettes seems to be the norm. Just walking around campus or in between classes, you are bound to see a couple people smoking and even more vaping. Despite being a smoke-free campus, why would students still be using tobacco and vape products?