My Watchmen Experience

I should start out by saying that I am not a “movie person.” I don’t go movie theaters, I don’t buy DVDs and I don’t have a Netflix account. No offense to anyone who is an enthusiast, but, with rare exceptions, the only movies I will see are the ones that are on basic cable […]

On San Diego and Journalism

Written by Rachel Rigdon
In search of better journalism and weather, several Megaphone editors and I traveled to the preternaturally temperate San Diego for a journalism conference (see a list of the sessions we attended). I was planning on writing this blog from there, embedded in the journalistic frenzy, but apparently no one reminded the coordinators […]

Formal response from the Editor-in-Chief to “Fake off: SU dropping studies for sports?”

Written by Rachel Rigdon, Editor-in-Chief
In issue 16 of the Southwestern University Megaphone, we printed a satirical debate on the Backpage about the protection of sports on campus. These articles, written by first-years Andrew Dornon and Remy Robertson, have led to several comments which I felt warranted a formal response.
First of all, I would like to […]

The Web Editor, He Speaks!

Written by Lane Hill
Megaphone Web Editor
Most of you don’t know me because the writers do not interact with me much/at all. But that’s okay. Here I am. This little part of the Staff Blog is going to be about: pick up trucks, coffee, who I find attractive, why I hate printers, word […]

Why Humphrey Bogart is important in the current economic meltdown

By Vickie Valadez
Backpage and Copy Editor
Happy belated Valentine’s Day. Hope your day of couple cuddliness/single awareness/intentional dismissal of Saturday was a success.
I am excited to write for you, readers in internet land! I am excited about sharing some observations I made while watching the classic film Casablanca this weekend. For those that have not […]

The 25 things I hate more than the 25 random things on Facebook.

Written by Lori Higgenbotham
1. Nothing.
That wasn’t too hard. I’m sure everyone is experiencing the same thing here. It’s like a virus. Actually, it’s worse than a virus because I can’t take Facebook to ITS and have them fix it like they did my computer last year.
There are a couple of things […]

Angry and scared senseless over impending economic apocalypse

Written by Whitney Laas 
I was making myself some ramen noodles Monday night and I knocked on my roommate’s door to let her know about the latest atrocity in the news. 
“So… you know Citigroup?  One of the companies that received bailout money?  They just bought a 50 million dollar jet*,” I said as I turned the […]

A Realization of Compassion

Written by Meg Susong
Megaphone Columnist
When at home, I often watch the show “Animal Cops,” which is essentially “Cops,” but where the violators commit crimes against animals. The crimes can range from starving an animal to leaving it chained to a fence, for a long enough period of time that the collar has become embedded in […]

Nalgene Bottles - Cancerous?

Written by Caitlin McShea
The editors of the Megaphone would like to apologize to Caitlin for cutting off the end of her article.  Here is the complete article.
Last April, the American Medical Association published a report documenting the numerous health risks associated with Bisphenol A.  More commonly referred to as BPA, this ingredient […]

The Honor Code: Outdated or Not?

Written by Mariah Arispe
Megaphone Staff Writer

“I have neither given nor received aid on this examination nor have I seen anyone else do so.”
Sound familiar? It should because that is what we are told, if not required, to put on every test, major paper, research project, quiz and homework assignment that we turn in. Some professors […]

Obama & McCain Maintain Leads After Potomic Primaries

Written by William Thomas
Megaphone Staff Writer
The last couple of weeks have seen a tremendous amount of excitement in the presidential race. Barack Obama has won all of the Democratic primaries or caucuses that have been held since Super Tuesday, earning a total of 187 delegates.
While Mike Huckabee has won two of the six […]

Teeth: 5/5 Golden Ones

Written by Claire Booher, Audrey Oleana
Megaphone Staff Writers
Then “Teeth” is the movie for you. Although the movie was billed as a horror film, there are several points in which one will find them self exploding with laughter.
Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, “Teeth” revives an old wives’ tale with a biting wit and painful amusement.