2008 Woodie Awards
On a recent Thursday evening I found myself hiding in a Royall Hall classroom watching a leftist film on the impending end of our affluent way of life. It occurred to me, "Who really wants to live that way anyway?" I realized that while the coming apocalypse has been talked about for many centuries, the realistic "doomsday" might be even less real than I originally thought.
We live in a nation where culture is defined by brands. McDonald's and Coca-Cola are staples of the American lifestyle. Both companies boast more influence among the world than any politician could imagine. Other companies are so powerful they have become generic nouns in the English language.
Programming responds to students My name is Mike Javorsky, coordinator of LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] Programs & Services, a division of the Student Life Office at UMKC. I would like to respond to Mr. Samir Patel's recent opinion piece concerning LGBT-related programming ["Queer theory" Jan.
I've had the image of Gregory Peck ingrained in my memory for some time. His portrayal of Atticus Finch in the film adaptation of Harper Lee's literary masterpiece, "To Kill a Mockingbird," is the stuff of legend. I grew up watching the film and studied the book in school.
When did the latest iPod offering become more interesting than space travel? Space exploration is anything but stagnant. As a precious cargo of comet dust undergoes preliminary analysis in Houston and a NASA spaceship begins a long voyage past Pluto, life on Earth continues.
A lone figure sits on a sagging, dirty cot in a small and dank rectangular prison cell. Darkness envelops this person, not only physically because the one window providing light to the outside world is small and caked with dirt and grime, but emotionally as well.
"I've been interested in writing ever since I was really young." Meagan Barnes Junior Creative writing "I decided to go into communications so that I could use my networking skills, and to reach the broader world." Tylena Martin Freshman Communication Studies "I came up in a family where there were many kids, and I've always been able to communicate with them.
