High school was a time where jocks would hang out with other jocks; preps would hang out with other preps, and so forth. To put it simply, high school was nothing more than a home for clique. I never did understand why students always te...

The Dining Hall has been known for its questionable cuisine. However, has it ever been so bad that kids stop eating there? The answer is: yes. It has come to the point where students are deciding to avoid the Dining Hall an...

Another Groundhog Day has come and gone once again. It was another chance for the fat groundhog to see his shadow. However, he did not see it this year. Winter, by tradition, will be presumed to be shorter this year. ...

After recently acquiring the flu and making a much needed trip to the health center at Shepherd University, I noticed when brought up in conversation the health center receives very diverse reviews. There was a mixture of indifference, satisfaction, or...

Chances are if you had a health class in high school, you learned about STDs, sexually transmitted diseases. They were formerly known as VDs to our parents' generation (venereal diseases). Add STIs into the mix, sexually transmitted infecti...

Dear America, I hate to be the first one to say this but it seems that no one else will. Mexico plans to wage war against the United States. Not just Mexico but the U.S. Government is using our tax dollars to end the democrat...

'Generally, Shepherd University does not cancel operations because of inclement weather. Unlike the K-12 schools, the University has different operational issues and its students are not minor children thus, if severe weather conditions render it dange...

If E! News has taught me one thing, it's that celebrities are out to discourage the common man that money can buy happiness. Every time a new celebrity couple breaks up, the juvenile part of me that takes Ryan Seacrest seriously la...

Politics in the United States is very black and white. When we look at past and current politicians, we see only two political parties: Republican and Democrat. Politics have become so polarized, which leaves only a one-way street for people...

After last year's fiasco of 'Snowmageddon,' Shepherd didn't take any chances with the tiny snow accumulation on January 17^th. Snow plows were out in force before classes on Tuesday morning. Not only were they out in fo...

As many of you may already know, The State of The Union took place this past Tuesday, January 25^th. I have been a supporter of Obama since before he was elected and do have my own criticisms of him, as everyone has the right to. However, the...

Graduation should be a time of great joy. The completion of a higher education should be one of the most euphoric times of one's young life. The work in the wee hours of the morning and the dedication of driving in the snow and walking in th...

Shepherd has decided to upgrade the Rambler cards for the spring semester. Instead of the nice blue and yellow design with the Shepherd logo along with your picture, the new one has a yellow background with your picture and McMurran Ha...

Today, reality television shows are regularly viewed in a college kid's dorm room. Some of these shows include: 'The Jersey Shore,' 'Teen Mom,' 'Keeping up with the Kardashians,' and many more. These shows all have one thing in common: doing...

The over-thinkers among us (myself included) have a lot on their plates. Besides agonizing over dull, daily events, off-hand comments in conversation, and the like, life's little analysts who are in relationships have to add roma...

Whenever there is a massacre such as the one at Tucson, all the gun control nuts come out of their closets. But hey, people kill people, not guns. Don't let any of these 'closet dwellers,' if you know what I mean, tell you ...

Life's not always black and white; sometimes situations arise in which people are torn, unsure of themselves, and the answers seem hard to come by or are even non-existent. Everyone's had moments in their life where values and perceptions have been...

Barack Obama came into the 2008 presidential election on fire by constructing a highly successful grassroots campaign and embracing youth and social networking to propel him into office. The racial barrier was shattered on the night of November 4, 2008...

What's more annoying than a cell phone going off in the middle of class? That would be the sound of jackhammers emanating from beyond the walls of Knutti. The sound is so piercing that teachers have to yell in order to be heard by students sittin...

Same song, different dance: let's talk about smoking. More to the point, let's talk about smoking outside of campus buildings. Yes, I realize this is a very common and somewhat heated topic and -no pun intended. However, I do not believe all sides of the a...