Recent shooting at University of Texas rekindles gun debate
I had a column planned for this week, but given the Sept. 28 shooting at the University of Texas, I decided instead to return to a topic to which I’ve…
Cell phone abuse across campus produces intolerance, irritation
If you look back at your life, it is likely that some of the best conversations you ever had were at a dining table, at home, at a friend’s house…
Reviewers have high remarks for film about Facebook’s origin
What is it that drives people to do what they do? Why does anybody do anything? Too often do movies of the same ilk as “The Social Network” try to…
Album addresses current political issues facing society through words, action
It was about five years ago, that a friend of mine told me that protest albums and songs of the past are dead. “We’ll never have another protest album like…
Reviewers have high remarks for film about Facebook’s origin
Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin have succeeded in deflating the ego of an entire generation with “The Social Network.” The movie depicts Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg as a…
Former swim captain takes interim position
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are under new direction after former head coach Bill Henderson resigned in late July.