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Too much studying?
Some students think that too much focus is placed on grades.
SUPER BOWL ADS: THE GOOD, THE BAD & WHAT CELEBRITY WAS THAT?
Here you have it ladies and gentleman. From war zone hamsters to bacon marriages, here’s your rundown on this year’s much anticipated Super Bowl ads.
MR. MANWHORE
When it comes to relationships, things are never so black-and-white. SMU Junior Sarah Bengard writes on the infamous and sometimes deceptive nature of the ‘Manwhore’ and how to decide if that ‘kiss is worth it.’
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JOE PATERNO DEAD: WHY DOES IT MATTER?
What to make of Joe Paterno? After passing away last Sunday, many think the infamous coach’s image is forever stained by the scandalous end to his career. SMU Sophomore and football player Gareth Riley-Ayers on why this doesn’t necessarily need to be the case and how listening to ‘brash conclusions’ on the matter does more harm than good.
TOP EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ON STUDY TIPS FOR FINALS
Want to study smarter during finals week? TOP Editor-in-chief Charles Scott on some useful study tips for beating those exams!
THE BELIEF IN CHRISTMAS
Bianca Sosa on the meaning of Christmas and what it takes to get “that glimpse of the true Santa.”
SMU STUDY ABROAD OFFICE FRUSTRATING, SLACKING
SMU Junior Collin Leeolou takes a look at his frustrating experience with the SMU Study Abroad office and talks about what it can do to better itself in the future.
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: APPRECIATING THE POTENTIAL
I don’t think I actually appreciated Halloween weekend or realized its potential until college. It’s the perfect excuse to be whoever you want for a night (or two or three) and rage. What’s not to love? Personally, I think the coolest and usually most fun costumes are those that incorporate cigarettes and booze. I mean [...]
The Book of Mormon
If you want to end up with a show where people look to the sky and say, ‘Thank you, God,’ you have start at a place where they say, ‘Fuck you, God.’
Facebook has how many followers?
I suppose if you really think about it Facebook is a religion—and a highly popular one at that. It has a massive following, a founder, its origins have been debated, a movie has been made about it, and it has new followers every day. It involves rituals (checking through news feeds), seeing who is online, [...]
Reconsider the college premium
I was stumbling through The Daily Beast the other day when a headline caught my eye: “We Overvalue College”; written by an anonymous ‘Professor X’. From what I could gather, Professor X is an English professor. For the past 10 years he’s been teaching composition and literature at both a community college and a small [...]
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