Shortly after the earthquake in Haiti, it was impossible to go anywhere without being asked to donate a dollar or two toward a relief fund. Everyone wanted to do something then, but in the past few weeks the news stories have been slowly drying up. There is a saying "think globally, act locally.
Robert Morris University's spring 2010 tuition rate is $665 per credit for both commuters and residents, yet teachers and activity leaders are partial to on-campus assignments that keep off campus students out of the loop, which is causing resentment between on and off campus residents.
RMU's recent ice hockey success over top-ranked opponent Miami of Ohio created a buzz around the campus about the sport. Robert Morris University alum Brianne McLaughlin's goaltending for the women's team caused a stir. People want to see more hockey, and with the intensity of Olympic Games, especially in Canada, shows the sport at its brightest.
Tests, studying, meetings, and everything else under the umbrella of a full week of classes, makes every full-time, resident student here at Robert Morris University count down the last minutes of that last class of the day getting in the way of beginning the weekend.
One snowflake seen falling from the sky seems to be all it takes lately for drivers to slam their brakes no matter how fast they are going or who is behind them. While driving around Pittsburgh, one may think that many drivers here grew up in a southern state that never sees much snow.
Standing in the long line at the grocery store after getting 20 inches of snow, I began to observe and listen to people discussing the snow storm. Young people were seriously scared that they were going to die. Why? Have we never seen snow before? Our community is so dramatic about the amount of snow we got and it's completely unnecessary.
Video games have existed for more than thirty years, but they have not been popular for very long. During the late 80's and early 90's several video game magazines like Nintendo Power, which was started in 1981, Game Informer, which began in 1991, Computer and Video Games (CVG), which was first published in 1981 in the United Kingdom.
You have to drive somewhere, but when you look outside you see that your road is covered with snow. Even though the news is telling you to stay home, you decide to brave the conditions and do what you need to do. Sometimes it's urgent, other times you just can't stand being home and you need to get out.
