I was recently fortunate enough to attend a showing of Cloud Atlas, the Wachowski siblings’ latest tour de force/Tom Hanks’ latest shameless Oscar grab. Now, I pride myself on being a harsh movie critic, which is why I’m not going to pull any punches here: Cloud Atlas was awesome, and I loved every minute of it. BAM! Tellin’ it like it is, folks; go cry about it if you think I’m being too mean.
In the days after a presidential election, vitriol and hate from the disappointed side is to be expected. After all, they just lost an 18-month, $1.6 billion contest.
In Germany, American pop songs are all over the radio. My new friends from Slovakia and China picture the U.S. as the land of freedom and a great role model. There is little doubt about the U.S. influence and leadership as a symbol in the world. But as far as domination goes and whether the U.S. wants to continue leading the world, there are several things America may want to reconsider.
You probably have heard by now that Barack Obama won the presidential election Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and securing his seat in the Oval Office for four more years.
Ohio’s marching band is the pride and joy of our school. People go to football games just to see them perform. They’ve gone viral on YouTube at least twice, and Korean pop star Psy personally stated that he loves them. Psy! The only way for the Marching 110 to receive a better seal of approval is if Jesus has his second coming just to tell us how much he liked our “Party Rock Anthem” performance.
During the summer, as I prepared to move into my apartment, I had high expectations. I looked up dinners to make for my roommates, found appetizers to make for my tailgating parties and searched desserts that I could have as late-night snacks. It was going to be an amazing year in the kitchen and I was not going to miss the dining hall.
If the presidential campaign were a sport (which it practically is anyway), then Election Day would be the Super Bowl. Or the World Series. Or whatever the last game in basketball is called.
Gov. Mitt Romney is the only choice for a prosperous future. He represents the values and ideas that have made this country great. This election is the most important that we have faced in our short lives; it could have devastating effects for our future if we choose to go down the wrong path.
Ladies! Listen up. It should come as no surprise that women will decide this election. That’s why we’re seeing strong mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and friends coming together to do whatever it takes to make sure we can continue to strengthen the middle class and keep America moving forward.
Ohio University students are accustomed to the confinement of Court Street with their closest twenty-something-thousand fellow Athenians.
“I want to make one thing absolutely clear: We’re all going to die,” I said as I walked into the apartment. My roommate, Chad, barely looked up from his laptop.
This Halloween weekend, I did something I haven’t done for years. Was it the fact that I went overboard with my costume, shaved my head and drew permanent marker all over my face? No, I go overboard with my excitement for children’s holidays all the time — Halloween weekend marked the first time in years I went into a church on Sunday.
When people ask me, “If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?” I cheat. My response is always “pasta.”
In Leipzig, I saw a great number of people wearing berets.
I know it hurts. Ohio’s unblemished record was officially and excruciatingly blemished on Saturday. And it had to be at the hands of Miami, of all teams. And it had to happen in the last few moments of the game. That really stings.
As an upperclassman, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting in my dorm room trying to register for as many Monday and Wednesday classes as I could. It’s hard to imagine that so much has changed in just three short years, most notably our switch from quarters to semesters … and the fact that I have Friday classes.
I’ll admit, when I was dispatched to cover the recent disturbances on campus, I was less than impressed by what I saw. What in the Sam Hill was I doing here? I was Ryan McAndrews, intrepid and fearless reporter extraordinaire! I had covered Vietnam, Korea and 9Fest! What horrors could this “HvZ” nonsense have that were so important for the American public to see?
In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about ghosts. The first thing I’d like to say about ghosts is that if police could physically arrest ghosts, the number of registered sex offenders in the nation would double.
As I continue to live my life, I have come to realize three things that will never change about me: I will never like cheese, I will mindlessly buy any Pixar movie, and I will never believe in ghosts.
The end was nearing and I couldn’t prevent it. If the zombie apocalypse were to happen at this point in time, I would be one of the first to go.
Solutions by The State News