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The summer before senior year was supposed to be a good one: beautiful weather and no responsibilities during my last summer before real life began. That idea came to a screeching halt about a week after I got home from school. There are certain memories that are branded in your mind. I will remember May [...]

Every year, colleges around the country strive to grab the most prominent graduation commencement speakers. This year, the University of Michigan tops most people’s list. Instead of saying it right away, I will give you two clues: He’s the fakest Chicago White Sox fan in the country and he’s a socialist. If you said Chicago [...]

It all started on Jan. 17. I saw a film so great I had to be pried from my seat 10 minutes after the credits started rolling. I didn’t want to believe it ended. I was eventually forced to leave by a Steve Urkel look-a-like usher who threatened me with his flashlight. Upon leaving, I [...]

I am a huge fan of the show “Dexter.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, it’s about a psychopath who has honed his thirst for killing only those who deserve it most: serial killers, rapists, pedophiles, etc. The idea of man taking the law into his own hands is certainly a concept [...]

Spring is in the air. Baseball, warm weather and jean skirts (I love wearing jean skirts) are all emerging from hibernation. In a few weeks, we’ll be in full spring mode. There aren’t a lot of things to dislike about spring. As Midwesterners, we only get to experience it for about three months of the [...]