"Coffee Rap is a subgenre that needs to happen and I patiently await its arrival. I just know there are artists out there in the studio, grindin’ those beans and sippin’ that drank."
“Hi Professor!”
2014 had tons of wonderful movies, and I’ll talk about them next week. But it also had lots of bad movies too — the kind of awful, unsanitary features that make you question how they got made and sometimes your faith in humanity.
Activist Ryant Taylor gives his critique of The Post
You won't find Cassie Fait eating a McDonald's Big Mac.
The shootings at Charlie Hebdo, while deplorable, should not be used for continued discrimination.
Olivia Hupp returns for another semester to help you navigate life at OU.
Older generations are still struggling to connect to new technologies.
The 114th Congress of the United States began meeting last week and will continue to do so for the final two years of President Barack Obama’s second term. After the November elections, Republicans comprise the majority of both the Senate and House of Representatives, and they have already started pushing to pass a bill allowing the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Legislation failed to pass in the previous Congress.
A male opinion on feminism can be a very insightful thing. I encourage men to talk about feminism, because it affects everyone, from cismen and ciswomen, to trans women and men, and anyone in between our idea of binary genders. Men can talk about feminism in an effective and encouraging way. It is wonderful to have that perspective on the movement.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had an abysmal first half last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are sporting one of the league’s worst records (2-10 after loss to Cincinnati). Dalton threw three interceptions in the first half, and a couple of them were blatant reads that he just missed. He threw one ball into double coverage that could’ve made even unknowledgeable football fans ask themselves, “Why would you make that throw?”
Dietary restrictions and life choices often steer eaters to specific food lifestyles.
"One of the things I’ve been telling people lately is that I’ll be graduating college at the end of the semester. As I’m only 19 years old, people tend to have a lot of questions."
If you say that the college application process wasn’t stressful, I’m tempted to call your bluff.
"While I’m sure the stages on Broadway continue to bloom with great musical talents, the glory days of 1950s musicals are long gone from the cinema."
This week, the Food and Drug Administration could lift the ban that prohibits gay men from donating blood.The ban has been in place for 31 years and was spurred by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. When the FDA was trying to figure out how to quash the disease, it grouped gay men with intravenous drug users and completely banned them from donating blood for life, which at the time was a reaction to a lack of a blood test. But because science has progressed since the ’80s, there are now tests that show if someone is HIV-positive within weeks of exposure.However, the lift of the ban is conditional and would not allow all HIV-negative men to donate blood. Rather, the ban will only be lifted if the man has not had sex with another man in the last year, even if he is in a monogamous relationship.A ruling that favors donations from gay men would be a big step in societal growth toward total acceptance of the LGBTQ community. This ban is so antiquated. When it was put in place, people thought only gay men could get AIDS. But as the understanding of the disease became widespread, the ban has been a source of discrimination to a large section of the population.However, the change to the prohibition is not a true source of eliminating discrimination. For men in a monogamous relationship, not being allowed to donate blood is still offensive and seems unnecessary. I hope the FDA will grow with the times to show the rest of the country that gay men should not be discriminated against for something that affects a very small amount of the population.
According to a release from the White House, for every dollar a man makes in America, a woman makes 77 cents. Throughout America’s history there have been multiple attempts to close this gender pay gap, and it’s about time people are paid not because of their gender, but because of their quality of work.
Music with no vocal tracks can help students while they study for mind-numbing finals.
We must all join together regardless of race, gender identity, class and sexuality. Only then can the real revolution begin.
It’s that time of year again, my friends. While you hang your stockings and drink your hot cocoa, it’s time to prepare your holiday wish list. Last week, I let you all in on the games that I’ve been lusting over. This week, for my final column of the semester, I’m going to share my tech-y wish list for this holiday season (I hope you’re reading, Mom.)The first thing on my Christmas list is a renewed subscription to Sirius XM radio. While this isn’t the most exciting item on my list, it’s sadly become a necessity to me. My trial subscription was up in October and since then, I’ve been struggling. I usually try to seek solace with either some Spotify playlists, a mix CD (I’m a little old school) or an audiobook (I’m also a super nerd). Sometimes I just want to make it easy on myself and be able to surf through the hundreds of commercial-free stations.I’d also like to upgrade my iPad to an iPad mini. I was an early adopter, so my first-generation iPad is pretty much out of commission — I can’t update the software, no more apps are suited for it’s system and it’s pretty darn slow. I’ve grown accustomed to not using my tablet much anymore, but one day I want to update it and use it for everything I could.The largest thing on my long-term wish list is a new console. Even though I’ve mentioned this before, I’d really love to get my hands on a Playstation 4. I still dearly love my Xbox 360, but the things that the PS4 has is much better than that on the Xbox One. However, a new console is something I could definitely wait on until it becomes hard to get any games for the older consoles.While that’s it for my personal list, there are a few other things that have caught my eye that would be perfect for other tech lovers in your life. For those that love to share videos or stream music, Chromecast is perfect and is less than $50. By plugging it into your TV, you can share YouTube videos or Netflix or a variety of other media from your phone right to your TV.There’s also a ton of cool smart watches out that can do lots of different things. While I’m old school and like to keep my watch simple, they are perfect for anyone who’s into tech. There’s a lot of cool fitness-based ones too. While this isn’t a gadget, I always think the perfect gift is a subscription to something online. Netflix and Hulu are perfect for movie and TV lovers. Music fans would definitely appreciate a subscription to Spotify or Google Music. While I haven’t tried it out, I’ve heard Oyster is the “Netflix for books.” It would be perfect for those that love their Kindles.Happy Holidays techies, and I hope you get everything you wish for.Sophie Kruse is a junior studying journalism. What’s on your Christmas list? Email her at sk139011@ohio.edu or tweet her at @kruseco.
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