Ingenuity – a rare resource in schools?

SURPRISE! After all this time when our parents, teachers, and other adults told us that school is the most fantastic institution ever created (although us youth have differing opinions…), turns out, the traditional school setting could be killing creativity! To begin, why don’t we examine the most basic principle of school. It’s my belief that…

A Look Back: Newmakers of 2012

Well, another year has gone by faster than we want to believe. It is hard to comprehend the significance of each passing day on its own, but string the hours together in groups of 365 (or 366) and the reality of the speed at which our lives advance dawns sadly upon us. Anyways, philosophical rambling…

Deal or No Deal

Guess what everyone? I’m in Vegas! For the past week and a half, I’ve been staying in the Bellagio hotel on main street. This is the first time I’ve ever visited sin city and I have to say that the idea of leaving anytime soon does not appeal to me. Between the beautiful chocolate fountains…

2012’s Best YouTube Hits #Rewind-YouTube-Style

Quite a lot has passed in the last year: from the Kony controversy to the release of the Hunger Games movie, the London Summer Olympics, Psy and Carly Rae Jepsen’s off-the-charts music videos; Felix Baumgartner’s supersonic free fall, the American election… YouTube collaborated with artists to celebrate the most viewed videos of 2012, a nice rewind of the…

Old Songs for New Year

I can relate to the saying ‘out with the old and in with the new’, but not when it comes to music. Don’t get me wrong, there are so many really talented new artists out there (Ed Sheeran forever~), but I think we’re starting to forget about the beautiful music of the past few decades.…

Trust Me, I’m a Liar

“Inside every cynical individual is a disappointed idealist.”  —George Carlin It really is disappointing when you can’t trust those around you. But the truth is, people lie. Whether it serves self-interest or just erupts from impulse, it’s difficult to take back a lie once it has been spoken. Although lying might not always be a…