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COLUMN: In retrospect, choices shaped the entire college experience

May 6, 2009 | 1 comment

Throughout the past four years, I aced tests and bombed tests, built relationships and destroyed relationships, made money and lost money, and almost had my collarbone blown through the back of my shoulder-pads by Adrian Peterson. Upon reflection, I’ve concluded that life is about choices, and choices matter. College is an experiment in choices – good ones and the other kind. READ MORE

COLUMN: Struggling GOP needs to regain the youth

April 27, 2009 | 3 comments

An old salty dog once told me, “If you’re a Republican when you’re 20, you’re cold. If you’re a Democrat when you’re 40, you’re stupid.” READ MORE

COLUMN: Seniors, let senioritis run its course

April 13, 2009 | 4 comments

Sen-ior-itis: A disease contracted by college seniors (fourth and fifth year.) Symptoms generally occur the semester leading into graduation and include a lack of concentration, boredom, procrastination and being easily distracted by otherwise mundane activities. Highly contagious. I am a victim of senioritis. READ MORE

COLUMN: Treat last week as extended Sunday

March 30, 2009 | 3 comments

Nothing is like a late-March frosting and a Syracuse beating to cheer up our first week back from spring break. READ MORE

COLUMN: Limbaugh not the Republican leader

March 9, 2009 | 6 comments

Rush Limbaugh is not, nor will he ever be, the face of the Republican Party. Someone alert President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel – or all Democrats, for that matter. Limbaugh is an entertainer. Kind of like the president, only huskier. READ MORE

COLUMN: Proposition 8 misunderstood by most

February 23, 2009 | 12 comments

Instead of tossing rhetorical grenades at the left and imploding the conversation, I would like to present a common-sense and compassionate argument in favor of Proposition 8. READ MORE

COLUMN: Original V-Day depressing

February 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Love was not in the air for the original St. Valentine. Two competing stories attempt to explain the origins of St. Valentine. Each is violent, sad and altogether depressing. I hope I do not ring any bells. READ MORE

COLUMN: Tebow, Obama provide much to hope for in 2009

January 26, 2009 | 0 comments

It’s only 26 days into the new year and we still don’t know what’s going on. The economy? Sell it. The war? Withdraw it. School? Rain on it. Things haven’t gone as planned! READ MORE

COLUMN: Fun before finals

December 3, 2008 | 1 comment

Sooner Country has much to be merry about entering the Christmas holiday. Our football team is one victory away from South Beach. Gas is cheaper than milk. And every county in our state voted for Sen. John McCain for president. READ MORE

COLUMN: College men have much to learn

November 20, 2008 | 1 comment

Recently, I uncovered top-secret information from a group of unsuspecting females. The topic: men. READ MORE

COLUMN: New political sciences classes required for next four years

November 6, 2008 | 15 comments

Change came to our impressionable country on Tuesday night. Not the change the junior senator from Illinois predicted, although. Political science departments across America are scrambling to update their curriculums. READ MORE

COLUMN: Joe the Plumber unclogs Obama campaign's rhetoric

October 23, 2008 | 17 comments

Leave it to Joe the Plumber to unclog the golden turd of political rhetoric Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has flushed upon the American people. READ MORE

COLUMN: Candidate truly in the middle could be country’s uniting force

October 8, 2008 | 1 comment

The middle is a lonely place to be in America. READ MORE

COLUMN: First dates ‘experiments in awkwardness’ for both sexes

September 25, 2008 | 3 comments

First dates are experiments in awkwardness. Two acquaintances volunteer to be placed in an environment meant to showcase their best qualities. Meanwhile, the only things running through their heads are their deepest insecurities. READ MORE

COLUMN: Driving in Oklahoma always adventurous

September 11, 2008 | 2 comments

Driving in Oklahoma is like voting for Barack Obama. Throw on the blindfold and go. Rules of the road are up for interpretation. A driver’s license entitles us to be looser with statutes than a California district court. READ MORE

COLUMN: College, culture and current events: A breakdown

August 28, 2008 | 0 comments

Nompton — sometimes referred to as Norman — welcomes new and old back to campus. It’s been a long, hot summer. Someone needs to cool off all the fun. Freshman, I’ve got no advice for you. Facebook might. READ MORE

Articles by Matt Felty