Benjamin Lamers

11 Nov 2011

‘Madden Curse’ still wreaks havoc on cover athletes of popular game

Even the casual football fan probably knows about the “Madden Curse.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with this curse: since 1999 the Madden Franchise, run by EA Sports, has featured one of the top players in the NFL.

04 Nov 2011

Christmas arrives earlier and earlier every year

Snow on the East Coast, Christmas songs on the radio, Christmas merchandise in every store and no sign of Thanksgiving. It must be at least Black Friday, right? Wrong. We have only just entered November and are already being bombarded […]

21 Oct 2011

Origins of teams you cheer for as kids, adults

What makes some of us cheer for the Minnesota Vikings, some of us cheer for the Green Bay Packers, and some of us cheer for the Chicago Bears? The obvious answer is where we grow up geographically. But is that […]

14 Oct 2011

Professional ‘dream teams’ fail to live up to expectations

It all started in July of 2010 when LeBron James and Chris Bosh took their talents to South Beach to join Dwyane Wade to create a “dream team” in the National Basketball Association.

07 Oct 2011

Running: good for the heart, good for the soul

I’m sure there are a large handful of people out there just like me. People who ran cross-country and track in high school, but didn’t follow up and run in college. Personally, I like running. In fact I still run, […]

30 Sep 2011

Choosing your Mario Kart character more complicated than you think

We have all faced the same problem at some point in our lives. We have booted up the Nintendo 64, Wii, Gamecube, or any other Nintendo device and come across a difficult problem. Which character do you choose to race […]

23 Sep 2011

McDonaldʼs employee learns valuable lessons

Last June I applied to, and was hired by, McDonald’s. Needless to say, this wasn’t my first pick for a summer job, but a job is a job so I jumped at the chance to make some money.