Michigan State

A Guide to Majors

Well, it's the time of year when freshmen clutter our campuses, lanyards in full swing as they romp mindlessly with a campus map unfolded in front of them. Sooner than it seems, these little creatures will be finishing their general curriculum and...

Surviving a Bear Attack

The US Economy's Twitter

Love, According to Your Professors

What love is, according to your...Advertising Professor: Love is a cash cow. Remember this: if you can associate something with love, sex, or violence you're creating an association between your product and happiness or excitement. Why do you...

Real D&D Character Sheets

6 Cool Plants You've Probably Never Eaten

Alright, so you've been around the block in your time. You've eaten a pomegranate or two, you cracked a mango once before, and the local grocery store sells coconuts. You know that when you eat asparagus or beans you'll smell it later and you...

Beer Pong Becomes an Olympic Sport

WSBP Rep: That's not all. Beer pong players train for years under the harshest conditions to become great, often putting aside all regard for their own safety and risking the very nature of their future, just like many professional athletes. This...

6 Controversial Musicians Who Seem Quaint by Modern Standards

Led ZeppelinAlright, so this band lives up to some the hype. Bonham was a violent alcoholic who died from choking on his own vomit, the entire band did a lot of drugs for a long time, and lets not even talk about the sex.  Of course, while...

A Brief Evolution of Play

SurvivalRequirements: AlienPlayers: 6.4 Billion or All Remaining HumansGiven modern times, it is understood that Survival (slogan: the world's original game) is considering numerous revival techniques for the near future.  While test groups...

5 Great Books That Became Horrible Videogames

We have all seen a crappy movie based on a videogame.  We have all also played a crappy videogame based on a movie. We often see movies based on books (in fact, for a long time nearly all feature films were adapted from novels). ...

If Dr. Seuss was a Pedophile

How to Work at the Library

Here we are again, the end of the semester.  Considering you're reading this, chances are you are putting off studying for finals, writing a term-paper, or finishing your group project.  It's okay, many college students suffer from the...

What Your "Photo Booth" Profile Picture Says About You. (Other Than You're Spoiled)

Ralph Nader Loves His Chances--Too Much?

A lot of the time, people see Ralph Nader as a waste of a candidate. Sure he's an old, aging hippie, who at one point stood for something but now just enjoys taking time and votes away from the democratic party, but he's no dummie.With so much...

Things I learned from CLA 160: Myth, Legend, and J.R.R. Tolkien

A wizard is never late, but past-due papers lose .5 per day until turned in. The exam has no study guide, the exam needs no study guide.No matter how many rings I wear to class, that cute blonde two rows back can still see me following her back to...

Cool Kids don't wear Seatbelts

Remember back when you were a little kid, adults would always say, "Wear your seatbelt! No one thinks you're cool if you don't!" Well that's true. There's no reason not to wear your seatbelt. There's really no reason to even plant the idea in the...

How the Rape of Nanking affected Sino-Japanese relations.

Executive Producer: Dr. Evil MonkeyAll the time people are comin' up to me, all like,"Yo, Jeff, what the F is up with the Nanking incident? How did it affect Sino-Japanese relations?"Or sometimes people are like,"Man, did you hear about the rape...

Prepare the Cabin for Takeoff

As the hundreds of billions of colleges around this country prepare to go on Spring Break, here's an interesting dialogue to keep in mind as you all embark on your expedia fueled Mexican odysseys: Pilot: Flight attendants, please prepare the cabin...

The Lost Art of the Rant

I'm sick and tired of never hearing anyone rant anymore. I used to encounter people ranting about various topics all the time, whether it was politics, entertainment, cheeseburgers, or Dog the Bounty Hunter, people were ranting. They would just...

Times Square Bomber

I would like to preface this article by first stating that I love America and thank God no one was hurt in the recent bombing of Times Square.Having said that, is it just me, or is that guy clearly a horrible terrorist? I mean, he manages to get...