With the 2014 Winter Olympics quickly approaching, the Russian city of Sochi is bracing for the world’s stage. More than $50 billion has already been spent on the games, making it the most expensive Olympics ever.
“Oh my gosh, I’m totally gluten-intolerant too!” This statement is heard more than a classic Beatles song these days.
The majority of these claims are made because eating gluten-free is “trendy” and not because this person has a real allergy to wheat. Why people would want to diagnose themselves as being gluten-intolerant is a mystery to me.
There are about two kinds of Germans that the average American knows of, at least from what I’ve witnessed. Those are the Nazi soldiers, and Augustus Gloop from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” As a person of German heritage who loves the German culture, I find this frustrating.
When someone makes a transaction on Craigslist, they often don’t get quite what they bargained for.
This, however, is not the case for Kansas resident William Marotta, who answered an ad posted by two lesbian women seeking a sperm donor.
Despite having signed an agreement releasing all responsibility for the kid that would be conceived with his sperm, Marotta is the state’s target for child support.
Super Bowl XLVIII should not be played outdoors at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The pinnacle of professional football should not be a game subject to giving one team a decided advantage over another.
By Danny Huizinga Guest Columnist It’s the time of the year where the president lays…
When attending one of the most prestigious and expensive universities in America, it’s important for students to make sure they are getting the best education possible from instructors who will meet their needs.
Baylor Stadium or McLane Stadium, the name attached to our new football field should not be the center of a debate on whether to ‘thank’ the McLane family.
As an observer sitting in the Student Senate meeting last Thursday, I was confounded as senior student senator Trenton Garza explained students’ view on this move to be somewhat “controversial” on the part of our university regents. Garza essentially argued that the bill, “thanking” the McLane family for their generous donation by using the McLane moniker on the stadium, should not be passed because the use of his namesake was not a condition of the McLane family’s philanthropic deed.
