A school’s mascot is a symbol of pride and unity that students can rally behind. When the mascot takes field at halftime to do his or her dance, students and alumni feel a sense of kinship as they root for their team to trump the opposition in the name of their college. While it is understandable that students feel empowered by a Bulldog, or a Brown Bear, there are some mascots that have no place on any university field of athletics. These mascots are created in the image of giant vegetables, clams and genitalia, yet have somehow become a part of their university’s culture. Today we... 

The summer has long been associated with road trips. The time off of school and warming sun lure students off of the couch and out into the world. Summertime always sparks adventure and taking a road trip is the perfect way to satisfy this calling. Whether it be a quick trip to the beach or a cross country journey, there is no better experience than taking a trip with a few friends. The only thing that could make such a trip even better, is the perfect playlist to compliment it. Too often, when taking a long trip, the music selection is just plain awful. The radio is just not acceptable, and... 

Directed by: Harald Zwart Running Time: 140 Minutes Rated: PG For many critics, to hear the word remake is usually responded to with a groan of despair, clamors of Hollywood lacking originality and any backbone to push forward new content.  For better or worse, the practice continues (and will be pushed forward at least for the foreseeable future) in Hollywood as exemplified by The Karate Kid, a remake of the original 1984 feature film that became a cult classic.  Harald Zwart’s new interpretation of The Karate Kid, however, is an intriguing case study of a remake.  Although it does fall into... 

Sophomore year can be a challenging time for a college student. Suddenly the classes are getting harder and you no longer have the excuse of “only being a freshman” when you forget to turn in homework assignments or don’t show up to class. With so much going on during the year it is important to think about some big questions before the year starts: What classes did you like the best freshman year? Are these the same things that you enjoyed in high school? Deciding your major is a big part of what happens sophomore year. Taking time over the summer to evaluate where your interests... 

Director: Masakazu Hashimoto Running Time: 99 Minutes Note: This was a special preview screening courtesy of the British Film Institute.  There is currently no release plan for the US.  It is currently scheduled to be released on DVD in September in the UK.  The Japanese release was on September 9th, 2009. Video game-to-movie adaptations have one of the worst stigmas attached to them.  They usually and unfortunately fall into one of two pitfalls.  The first is that it attempts to create an entirely different product and soul than the original said game, whether it’s because the original... 

Learning about business in college can be a great way to prepare yourself for the working world, no matter what field you end up joining. Coursework can create a great foundation to work with, but students can keep up with what’s going on in the business and finance worlds as well as get some help researching for courses from resources on the web. Here are some great search engines that can help you find essential business resources and tools all over the web. Business Centered These search engines will help you navigate a wide variety of business topics. Business.com: Through this site you... 

Imagine you are hungry but the fridge is empty, the shops are closed, imagine you are thirsty but you don’t have any water.  One of the biggest problems associated with poverty is world hunger.  In just the last three years, the price of the world’s nutritional backbones (rice, wheat, corn)  have risen by about 84 per cent worldwide, making global food prices skyrocket to 30 year highs. Over 1/6 (about one and a half billion) of the world’s population are chronically hungry, some of which are just having the bare minimum to keep themselves from dropping dead. The world was created with... 

In an era that tells us to keep rushing – from the time we are children – to reach the next milestone of life, it’s hard to keep our priorities straight. Mix in an overload of media, internet, competition, and pop culture, and it becomes almost impossible to hear yourself think. In order to properly prioritize your life, you need to take a step back and reassess where you are investing your time and energy. Alongside this, in my opinion, it becomes quite beneficial (necessary, in fact) to keep yourself accountable for every single decision you make. It doesn’t matter how... 

Students who end up at colleges that weren’t their top choice are often happiest. Sushma Subramanian on the upside to being rejected by the elites. When Lauren Schug, 26, from Philadelphia, was rejected by her top college choices—Brown, Columbia, and Duke—she was pretty sure her life was over. “I was extremely disappointed when I didn’t get into my first choice school,” she says, “and as I didn’t get into my second and third choice, I feared that my education and my future would be compromised.” She reluctantly began considering the colleges lower down her list, only two... 

Many college students have the luxury of avoiding practical thoughts of reality while living in an academic world that promises a successful future with each passing class that leads to a college degree. College is generally fun and for the most part, easy. However, it rarely prepares you for the real world. It is no surprise that so many college students sail through their college years choosing to be blissfully oblivious to the details of real life after college. If you are part of the college graduating class of 2010, you face some unique challenges.  Here is some advice for you. Consider... 

Celebrities love to multitask and push the envelope beyond their regular day jobs. Movie stars try out singing careers, models become actresses, and all kinds of celebrities seem to want to try their hand at writing books. And while most celebrity-written books just aren’t worth the time, these authors have successfully made the transition from acting, hosting, and directing to writing as well. Here are 10 celebrity writers actually worth your time away from studying. Ellen DeGeneres: After a long career as a comedian, actress, Academy Awards host and TV talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres now enjoys... 

Every college and university around the world expects its students to uphold certain standards. Honesty, refraining from causing harm to others, community, and staying within the laws of the home country all remain relatively reasonable and universal codes that give students structure while still preserving their individuality and bolstering their character. But some schools, most especially those affiliated with the evangelical Christian movement in the United States, raise a number of extremely difficult questions with their adherence to a highly restrictive code of values. While it usually...