By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor Published in print Jan. 28, 2015 With only a semester away till graduation, I’m beginning to look at campus with rose colored glasses. There are a lot of things that I’ve come to like about being on campus, though much of it will not be in the “fond” category. Obviously I won’t remember the crime around campus with fondness, although it’ll be … Continue reading You’ve got to be kitten me!

By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor With the holiday season coming to an end, it’s time to pack up all the Santa dolls and Coca-Cola polar bears and finally put all this rampant consumerism behind us. At least that is how it should have been before companies decided that they don’t have enough of our money yet. So they started these “after holiday sales,” which keep … Continue reading Adults are just outdated children

By Jacob Peller, Opinions Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. With finals in our midst, we must work harder than ever to do well in school. But I’m not here to talk about finals, my issue comes from what I’ve observed and the things I’ve heard pertaining to how everybody else feels about changes in our individual schedules. Phrases like, “I’m not used to this,” and … Continue reading Breaking free

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer With the semester ending everyone is excited. And not just because they can finally throw off all of their anxiety about classes and exams, but more likely it is due to a particular holiday coming up. This holiday is full of giving, spending time with family, and celebrating being a good person to your neighbors. Can you guess what holiday … Continue reading Rushing through the holidays

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published in print Nov 19. 2014 “I’ll do it tomorrow”, “it’s not due ‘till next week,” and “I’m too tired to do it.” More than likely these are phrases you, or people around you, have thought or said aloud. As the semester slowly comes to an end, more and more students, myself included, are losing the energy to fully complete assignments and … Continue reading Last minute lethargy

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published in print Nov.12 ,2014 After months of trudging through the murky bile, we at last leave the darkness and blinking and step into the light. No, this isn’t a Shawshank Redemption reference, those sewer pipes were even cleaner than the subject we will be discussing today: politics. As I’m sure you’re aware, voting happened this past week and with it we … Continue reading Thank God we’re ad-free

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published Nov. 5, 2014 Being a senior, I look at a lot of what goes on around campus as business as usual. Recently, I realized that this is the result of four years of conditioning by this university that drilled it into my thick skull that I should think like the “typical college student.” For instance, during my freshman year … Continue reading Roommate roulette

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published Oct. 29, 2014 I am not a hipster, although I feel that the very fact that I’m complaining about Starbucks as a corporation may very well initiate me as one. We all know about Starbucks, how could we possible not? They’re on every corner, and it seems like every TV channel shows one of their commercials. And If I … Continue reading “Starsucks”

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published Oct. 22, 2014 I try not to be overly critical of the same thing. Often times when we start to nitpick a subject we begin to see the entire subject as flawed. I’m aware of this fact. So, generally, if there is something negative I look for the positives as well. In a previous article, I wrote about how … Continue reading Guess what? The caf sucks.

By Jacob Peller, Staff Writer Published Oct. 1, 2014 There are many things that you just can’t see when you’re living on the inside; of course, these things seem to only become evident as soon as you leave that place and slowly begin to realize the unique truths that existed only within that space. College has always been seen as a different world, one where … Continue reading College: the bubble that must burst