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Letter From the Editor: Voicemail Vexation

by Published: Mar 3, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a let­ter from the edi­tor describ­ing my excite­ment at the pos­si­bil­ity of emerg­ing technologies.

I described my new found appre­ci­a­tion for Twitter, though cer­tainly not an obses­sion, and text mes­sag­ing replac­ing nor­mal con­ver­sa­tion. (more…)

 
 

Letter From the Editor: Countdown to Commencement

by Published: Feb 24, 2010

 My e-mail inbox was vis­ited last week by a mes­sage from the University remind­ing me that the Graduation Fair was fast approach­ing; as a senior grad­u­at­ing in May of this year, that’s a bit daunt­ing. (more…)

 
 

What Tiger Can Teach Us

by Published: Feb 24, 2010

Dominating the news cycle over the last over the last week has been PGA Golf Superstar and mar­i­tal media punch­ing bag Tiger Woods. (more…)

 
 

Letter From the Editor: Expectation of Innovation

by Published: Feb 17, 2010

I like big ideas. More impor­tantly, I like ideas that I think will fail, but even­tu­ally come to fruition.

It’s excit­ing that some­thing thought to be impos­si­ble or too far reach­ing exceeds our expec­ta­tions and re-frames the argu­ment of what is improb­a­ble. (more…)

 
 
Let: The Christian Fast

My Lent Intent

by Published: Feb 17, 2010

Raised in a Catholic house­hold, I’ve spent nearly two decades giv­ing some­thing up for Lent.

Meant to remind Catholics of the 40 days of Jesus’ fast, Lenten rit­ual requires that some­thing be given up, a sort of vice, to remind us of His suf­fer­ing. (more…)

 
 
Standing Out: For the next three weeks, the Rankin Art Gallery will be filled with a variety of creations from the mind of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. “The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss” features work from his private collection. A reception is being held on Thursday from 5:30 to 7p.m. Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo Editor

Seuss to Amuse

by Published: Feb 10, 2010

Standing Out: For the next three weeks, the Rankin Art Gallery will be filled with a vari­ety of cre­ations from the mind of Theodor Geisel, bet­ter known as Dr. Seuss. “The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss” fea­tures work from his pri­vate col­lec­tion. A recep­tion is being held on Thursday from 5:30 to 7p.m. Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo Editor

Dr. Seuss’ pri­vate art­work is on dis­play in a three-week exhibit at Rankin Art Gallery.

Seuss, as he is known to most of the world for his beloved children’s books, is actu­ally Theodor Geisel. (more…)

 
 

Letter From the Editor: No Batteries Necessary

by Published: Feb 10, 2010

I really hope that the lit­er­ary mark of our life­time won’t involve vam­pires or wizards.

I enjoyed read­ing the Harry Potter book series immensely and feel that the draw they cre­ated to get young peo­ple read­ing is impor­tant. While I’m not a par­tic­u­lar fan of any­thing to do with vam­pires falling in love with non-vampires and were­wolves who get mixed up in all of it, there can be no doubt that read­ing some­thing is bet­ter than read­ing noth­ing. (more…)

 
 
The Globalization initiative: Ugur Kenan Ipek, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, addressed an overflowing crowd in the Business 111 on Turkish foreign policy and globalization. Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo Editor

Turkish Diplomat Visits FSU

Consul General of the Republic of Turkey speaks on globalization and foreign policy

by Published: Feb 10, 2010

The Globalization ini­tia­tive: Ugur Kenan Ipek, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, addressed an over­flow­ing crowd in the Business 111 on Turkish for­eign pol­icy and glob­al­iza­tion. Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo Editor

Consul General Ugur Kenan Ipek says that the goals of the United States and the goals of Turkey are aligned and shar­ing the cul­ture of the two coun­tries is imper­a­tive in a glob­al­ized world.

“Both of our coun­tries are look­ing for peace and sta­bil­ity,” said Ipek. (more…)

 
 

Ferris State vs. Northern Michigan 02/05/2010

by Published: Feb 5, 2010
 
 

Letter From the Editor: Train Your Brain

by Published: Feb 3, 2010

I’ve always been a trivia buff. Jeopardy! and Cash Cab com­prise a per­cent­age of my time and tid-bits of inane and seem­ingly use­less knowl­edge are sprin­kled on my cere­bel­lum from years of col­lec­tive expe­ri­ence and retained information

It isn’t a need to know all, but a desire to learn. (more…)