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UMKC should adopt a four-week class system

March 5th, 2013 | Add a Comment

A friend of mine moved to Sweden a couple years ago to study for his masters at Linkopings University. We would communicate occasionally through online chat and talk about ourselves, but mostly about what it was like to live in Sweden. One of the greatest things he said was the way his university structured his study. Rather than take several classes at one time, he would take one class at a time, more intensively, for a short period of time. Whereas here at UMKC full-time students take anywhere from four to six classes at a time over 16 weeks, my friend would take four four-week classes back-to-back. He had class every day for several hours, but it was the same class, students and instructor. The benefits of this structure, he told me, easily … Read entire article »

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Travel Corner: Gilleleje, Denmark

August 21st, 2012 | Add a Comment

As I stood in the sand with the sun shining down and the colossal waves rolling in one after another, I couldn’t have dreamt of a better way to start my summer. Never mind the fact that I was bundled from head to toe in a hat, gloves and all. Watching the wind surfers gracefully command the ocean, there was no spot in the world I would have rather been. I felt a tingle in my fingers and I snapped the shot with my camera and captured a stunning and clear image of what I had always imagined a perfect day to look like. I was in Denmark with my family and I had been anticipating this 13-day trip for months, knowing my adventure in the land of the Vikings would … Read entire article »

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Gilleleje, Denmark

June 6th, 2012 | Add a Comment

As I stood in the sand with the sun shining down and the colossal waves rolling in one after another, I couldn’t have dreamt of a better way to start my summer. Never mind the fact that I was bundled up from head to toe in a hat, gloves and all. Watching the wind surfers gracefully command the ocean (these people think it’s summer when it’s 50 degrees out), there was no spot in the world I would have rather been. I felt a tingle in my fingers and I snapped the shot with my camera and captured a stunning and clear image of what I had always imagined a perfect day to look like. I was in Denmark with my family and I had been anticipating this 13-day trip for … Read entire article »

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The plea for socialism

April 17th, 2012 | Add a Comment

With the Occupy movement now losing traction, one should look at the reason for the collapse of what seemed like the only “left” economic movement since the global financial crisis. The critics of this protest stated they were against a lot of things, but didn’t really stand for anything. In other words, they don’t offer any viable solutions to our current capitalist system. I think these protests would be an excellent platform for a movement that I have been wanting for some time now, a democratic socialist-progressive movement. The Occupy movement must come up with something quick before it reaches the point of dissolution. When average Americans hear the word socialism, they tremble. They associate the word socialism with the word communism, which is simply a delusion. I think Americans love … Read entire article »

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Catatonic at Katatonia

October 11th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Catatonic at Katatonia

What makes metal concerts so appealing, aside from the interesting crowd that inevitably gathers, is the intensity of the audience. These shows always seem to draw an interesting conglomeration of people; teenage boys with their reluctant mothers, lumberjack-esque men with long flowing locks, and even a grandpa or two. At Katatonia and Opeth’s concert, a diverse crowd, was in abundance, which provided energy of such severity that it propelled the entirety of the show. Katatonia and Opeth … Read entire article »

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Are you ‘sick’ of health care?

October 18th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Are you ‘sick’ of health care?

Jonathan Cohn, author and advocate of a single-payer health care system, came to UMKC on Thursday to promote his book “Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis- And the People Who Pay the Price.” Although Cohn isn’t a doctor or medical professional, he has blogged and written extensively about his frustration with America’s current health care system. “Dear Nervous and Frustrated House Democrat,” Cohn wrote in a January article in The New Republic magazine, “It’s … Read entire article »

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Top 10: Weird laws

October 11th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Top 10: Weird laws

I browsed the web for the most ludicrous laws still on the books, ranging from local to international. If you are a rational person, as I consider myself to be, these laws will seem utterly ridiculous. However, they will give you a good laugh. Most have no actual text presented with them to verify their authenticity, but their presence on several websites seems to support their veracity, some may be myths, but some are real, … Read entire article »

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Movie Review: ‘The American’

September 7th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Movie Review: ‘The American’

“The American” is not your typical spy movie. What it lacks in action, it more than makes up for in mystery, intrigue, drama and suspense. Jack (George Clooney) specializes in creating custom-made guns for assassins. After narrowly escaping from the bad guys in Sweden (and having to kill his girlfriend in the process), he goes to Italy for his next job. Posing as a travel photographer, Jack meets an insightful priest and falls in love with a … Read entire article »

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