Wash Your Mouth Out with MONEY.

9/9/10 1:14 PM

Soap has been almost completely done away with as the Corpus Christi Independent School District has now implemented a fine for public school students cussing at teachers or fellow students as a punishment for profanity. A hefty fine of up to $500 and a one-way ticket to the justice of the peace has now replaced soap in the efforts to wash out those dirty mouths. The most recent reports from Superintendent Scott Elliff show that 14 children have already been fined, including one elementary school student. Can you imagine the shock on a parent's face when their child comes home with a ticket and summons notice in their hand? Elliff spoke to Menger Elementary about the initiative and implied that children should not be allowed to repeat the things they hear in movies or on TV. I don't...

the wonders of the world wide web

9/7/10 1:49 AM

Tonight, or I suppose technically this morning, I came upon the wonder of Skype--the newest, latest, greatest innovation in communication technology. I was amazed at how many of my friends were already involved in the program. Normally facebook and the occasional text is the furthest my communcation range goes, but since this discovery I've found that greatness can be topped. Skype combines texting (as a way of communication that makes conversations easy) and facebook (as a way of stationary communication) and adds a webcam to give you a closer look into the lives of your friends. For me, this has been great, in only my first night of using it by seeing the dorm rooms of a few friends that I haven't seen since they left me and went off to college. It was sooo nice to see them...

Registration Chaos

9/3/10 12:03 AM

 So many people have had problems, ridiculous and unnecessary problems, with the new online system. With dozens of students being dropped from the classes the day before and even the first day of classes, the only way to rectify these problems is to either stay on hold with the Registration Hotline listening to elevator music or stand in line for countless hours just to find out you don't have the proper information. With line times climaxing at over two hours, you would think you are hopping on the Master Blaster at Schlitterbahn, unfortunately your only 'reward' is that you get to be enrolled in the classes you've already paid for. That is, unless you are signed up for the new installment plan, in which you still pay half of your tuition upfront, and the other half over another...

PerezHilton.fame

9/2/10 8:45 AM

Though he may not be an A-list celebrity (yet), Perez Hilton is not so slowly working his way up the ladder merely because he has made it his job to personally take interest or dislike in certain people. By using derrogatory terms such as "Slutty Cyrus" for Miley or "LOLhan" for Lindsay, he has become an iconic figure in the world of entertainment. From just visiting the site once or twice, the people you will find include two of his biggest victims, Lohan and Cyrus, Zac Efron--the man of Hilton's dreams, and Lady Gaga--his absolute favorite in the world of stardom. By picking and choosing who he feels is the most accurate role model, he is in turn becoming a role model himself. Internet users nationwide are familiar with the PerezHilton.com phenomenon. And all...

Learn to Discover

8/31/10 5:07 PM

Today, I went to what i expect(ed) to be the hardest classes I'm taking this semester. History 1302 and General Psychology. After meeting my teachers and having them explain a little about how the class will be set up, I was almost instantly relieved.

I know that all my classes will be a lot of work, especially with writing for the Foghorn and working at Blockbuster (which I will need to leave soon, i'm almost late!) on top of my sixteen hours.

I'm super relieved also because the first issue of the year is finally out on stands, check it out! There are some amazing stories in there! We'll see how week one of college goes!

Til next time, -Maddie<3