May 25, 2013
Monday marks the 101st anniversary of one of history’s most famous disasters. As if any of us need reminding, the RMS Titanic took 1,502 people with it when it struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912 . . . and actually, some of us do need reminding, if the vast popularity of the [...]
Continue reading …With graduation coming very quickly, there are many excited seniors out there ready to be done with school. There are so many happy things associated with finishing college, but honestly, the biggest shock I have faced is the cost of my family members to come attend my graduation. I am originally from South Carolina, and [...]
Continue reading …Throughout my years as a columnist, I’ve written a few columns on what makes sports great. One of the biggest things, though, isn’t about the game. A lot of fans focus on wins and losses and what their team did last week. Every once in a while, it is nice to be reminded that there [...]
Continue reading …A friend of mine told me that I should try to speak at graduation. “That sounds like a great idea,” I thought. And then I missed the deadline for applying by about a week and a half, which, ironically, was pretty representative of my entire college experience. So, anyway, here’s something like what I would [...]
Continue reading …Finals are just around the corner, and we’re all trying to morph into the Little Engine That Could through the month of April while everything comes to a stressful academic close. It might be hard to buckle down and plow through all the piling work and upcoming tests, but sometimes it helps to have a [...]
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