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Fascinating questions in Moody

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As I recently illustrated, Moody Colosseum looks like a flying saucer. Except it doesn't fly, it just sits here on our campus. But as I glance around its vast interior during Chapel, I sometimes wonder what would happen if it lifted itself into the sky and flew off to some distant planet bearing its small sample of earth people. Would the alien ... [Read More…]

The big game as seen through the eyes of a classic

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The football match up of the year has been set. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will square off in Super Bowl XLVI. It sounds exciting, but sadly we have to sit through a little more than a week before we get to witness the outcome. And don't get me started on how pointless the Pro Bowl is. Luckily, with today's simulation ... [Read More…]

Meaning of music

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The other night, I was surfing YouTube clips at a friend's house and we came across the music video of a new song I liked and had only heard a few times before. At surface level, the lyrics were inspiring and seemed to have a Christian meaning. However, we discovered through watching the video that the song was actually written about witchcraft. ... [Read More…]

Thanks for calling 1-800-BAD-GIFT

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"Thank you for calling the Sears' Christmas Gift Return Service Hotline. Due to an overwhelming amount of customer gift returns this holiday season we have automated the return process in order to save you time and quell the recent assaults on Customer Service team members. (R.I.P. Tony M. from the Omaha Sears) "Please signify the type of useless, ... [Read More…]

America’s Next National Holiday

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The Super Bowl. America's unofficial holiday. The only day that brings the country together to eat great food, watch the same channel on TV, and actually look forward to commercials. This is my push for the date of the Super Bowl to become an official national holiday. Whether it's for the food, the commercials or the game, the Super Bowl is ... [Read More…]

Study Abroad creates opportunities

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Last February, during a break from Sing Song practice, I walked into the Campus Center to check my mail. I opened my mailbox and pulled out the long-expected envelope. Without hesitating, I tore it open and began reading. I made it through the first sentence before I ran shrieking through the Campus Center to tell my friends the good news. I had ... [Read More…]

An open letter to my festive neighbor

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Dear next door neighbor to the left (stage left, the one who seems to be very against "soliciting"), It has been a couple months since I moved in and, to be honest, you have been great. You're quiet like a mouse. Or a family who's children left them years ago for bigger and better things. You don't complain about my roommate's double parked truck ... [Read More…]

Man is flightless for a reason

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Man wasn't made to fly. Maybe that's why he acts so strangely at airports. I flew home to Virginia for Thanksgiving break. As might be expected, I also flew back to Texas after Thanksgiving. I'd been on several flights, but this trip just had me asking too many questions to pass up this opportunity to reach the masses with my discoveries. Before ... [Read More…]

BCS needs a playoff system

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BCS. This abbreviation has been the hot topic of Division I college football for several years now. This year's college football season proved again why a playoff system needs to replace the current Bowl Championship Series in determining the national championship match-up. The victim of the BCS monster this time is Oklahoma State University. OSU ... [Read More…]

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