Category Archives: Opinion

By Jordan Garcia @jordierob If 2015 isn’t already considered one of the craziest years in music, this past month has set this statement in stone. It has been an interesting melting pot of surprise mixtape collaborations from two music superstars, a debut album from an anthem magician, a second album from a hip-hop rock star, […]

By Morgan Clark @MJClark32_   Black Mass 3.5/5 Derricks “Black Mass” is based on a chilling and dark true story. The story is about a Boston man, Whitey Bulger, who goes from running small crime to being the kingpin of all Boston crime. He becomes an FBI informant, taking out the competition as the FBI […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 With the everyday stresses of college and life, it’s easy to get anxious and just plain glum. There are so many people in the world who, instead of living for now, live for 5 p.m. on Friday night. I mean, who doesn’t love Friday nights, right? But when you think about […]

By Katie Kohls @KatieKohls If you have ever worked a service job, what demographic is most likely to get angry if you mess up or aren’t on you’re A-game? At my service job, and at many of my friends’, the worst disgruntled customers to deal with are actually middle-aged to older white people (not young […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Not only has there been a buzz about Ben Carson within the Findlay community thanks to his recent, brief visit, but there has also been quite a buzz about him in my immediate subculture of journos at UF due to his recent declaration of war on the press. Carson was at […]

By Kelsey Nevius @kelnevs Now that Fall Break has passed and midterms are wrapping up, we’re in that long stretch of college that doesn’t come easy for anyone. From this point until exam week in December, it’s a huge whirlwind of tests, quizzes, projects, and assignments. For our new freshmen at the University of Findlay, […]

By Clay Parlette  @claypar111 Since our country’s founding, we have always been guilty of treating one or more groups of people unfairly for a multitude of sometimes compelling, yet always insignificant reasoning. In the earliest days and up until very recent times, African Americans were the victims of America’s mistreatment. Native Americans, Irish, Polish, Jews, […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs As I write this column on Wednesday evening, Sept. 29, I am thinking about all of the pink that I saw on my Twitter timeline and Facebook feed today – and all of the posts by individuals either upset or excited about that pink. Tuesday was not only National Coffee Day, […]

  By Katie Kohls @KatieKohls (Cue T. Swift) I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling… stressed, sleep deprived, and ready to punch the next person who asks what I’m going to do after graduation. I’m also feeling 22, but that seems irrelevant at this point. Like many seniors and overachieving juniors, I’m prepping for […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 Traveling the world is a stereotypical bucket list item for many people to accomplish before they die. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, family and work obligations, and the obvious money barrier, too many people end up never making this dream a reality. Instead, they end up counting California or Florida as […]

By Kelsey Nevius  @kelnevs During this past week, I’ve had a lot of opportunities to become involved in the arts. While I love to immerse myself in music or theater in any time I have available, this past week has been a totally new experience altogether. While I’ve been to musicals and plays, I hadn’t […]

By Sarah Stubbs  @sarahxstubbs With the 2016 campaign in full-swing right now, politics and political theory is everywhere we look: it’s on social media, it’s on TV, and it pops up in our every day conversations. When Kanye West (jokingly, hopefully) announced his 2020 campaign for presidency at the MTV Music Video awards a couple […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 Fourteen months is a long time to consider who might win the 2016 presidential election, but in today’s world, the race has become an important part of everyday conversation. The historic election of Barack Obama in 2008 is credited by many for the campaign’s reach to younger voters and for the […]

By Kelsey Nevius @kelnevs I’m sure that while driving down any major highway, 75 for us University of Findlay students, you’ve seen the amount of traffic due to road construction. While construction is a thing we’ve pretty much gotten used to by now thanks to the additional construction currently going on down Main Street, you […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 With the recent news of the jailing of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, our country is faced again with a renewed ire on all fronts regarding the status of religious liberty in America. And if you are a supporter of Ted Cruz or Mike Huckabee for president, you have probably at […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs I was in first grade when 9/11 happened. My memories of that day are not very clear. But I do remember my teacher stopped her lesson to go out into the hallway and was hugging other teachers. I remember them crying. Some of my classmates got to go home early. I […]

By Morgan Clark @MJClark32_ Snowpiercer (2014) 3.5/5 Derricks “Snowpiercer” has a post-apocalyptic setting and takes place on a train that never stops. Snowpiercer sheds light on socioeconomic issues prevalent today by showing the end of a middle class. The movie just has one dividing line of extreme poverty in the tail and the privileged wealth […]

By Jordan Garcia @jordierob   You would be hard-pressed to find a person in the United States right now who hasn’t heard of Kanye West. If you watched MTV’s Video Music Awards a couple weeks ago, then you may know him as the guy that babbled somewhat randomly during his acceptance speech for the Michael […]

By Julianna Koballa  @UFPulseKoballa Moving into my first off campus house, I am suddenly hit with a lot more “real life” situations. I pay real bills, deal with real outside people, I fight real drama, and I am starting to cook real food. This past summer a lot of us got our bodies back. What […]

By Kelsey Nevius  @kelnevs Growing up in a small town here in Ohio, the end of summer meant two things to me. First, that school was just around the corner, and second, it ushers in the beginning of fair time. Most of us from around the area know all about the fair schedule and when […]

By Sarah Stubbs  @sarahxstubbs The Internet has revolutionized the way we do almost everything from shopping to working to dating. And with all of these positive advances in our technological lives, there is no way to avoid the inevitable negatives. If you’ve been watching the news or have been on any social media at all […]

By Clay Parlette  @claypar111 “The University of Findlay is a dry campus.” Nearly all prospective students will hear these words during their campus tour at Oiler Nation. It’s a policy that most certainly makes this campus more marketable to conservative families and more importantly, it’s a reflection of our University’s historic and deeply rooted Christian […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Now that we have all moved in and settled into our dorms or rented homes and the first week of classes is coming to a close, I can’t help but feel excitement of the new semester quickly fade and start to be replaced with the fear, pressure, and stress the academic […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 Ah, the sweet time of year is upon us when the cicadas whisper in the trees, the weather begins to cool, football stadiums are lit up, and the obscene prices of textbooks scream in our faces. It’s a problem that’s been grumbled about for years and years now. Some will shrug […]

  By Alyssa Grevenkamp @GBabyy20 Some prefer ham, sausage, and pepperoni. Others anchovies. But if you’re like me, I prefer the classic pepperoni and cheese. Like a lot of towns, there are plenty of pizza parlors around Findlay to serve exactly what you’re looking for. Now there’s always the usual, chain pizza places that you […]

By Jacob King @jking82295 The dream of finally moving away from your parents and into a dorm with your dream roommate to attend parties with and hold your hair back when throwing up in the community bathrooms, is one shared by many incoming freshman. However, every dream needs a reality check. Reality check: Roommates get […]

By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar Once the initial excitement of the semester fades, the reality of homework and stress hits you hard. Everyone needs a place to turn to during times like these to grab a coffee or hang out with friends. Several popular places in Findlay are George House Coffee & Tea, Fort Findlay Coffee […]

  By Julianna Koballa @UFPulseKoballa As I am returning home to Cleveland after moving in today to my first off-campus house, I can’t help but be reminded of the summer going into freshman year. “What do I need? What do I really need? What am I actually going to use? This actually might come in […]

By Jake Miller  @jakeufmiller   Welcome back fellow Oilers! As the cliché goes, college life can be a big transition for incoming freshmen. Different schedules to learn, new faces and people to meet, a roommate to befriend as well as several other tasks. Campus slang happens to be a part of that transition, so allow […]

By Kelsey Nevius @KelNevs It’s that time of year again. The new school year is upon us, but as freshman, you are starting a totally new chapter in your lives. New school, new classes, new living arrangements, new friends, and that really only scratches the surface. Everything is new to you, and most of it […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 As many of you may know, I recently went through a very challenging time in my life. Long story short, my body became unexpectedly and severely infected, first in my abdominal area, then later in my blood and lungs. As someone who has otherwise lived a very active and healthy life […]

By Abbey Nickel @abbeynickel For the last 22 years, I have constantly wondered why my mother chose “Hope” for my middle name. Why not something cliché and basic?  Why not her maiden name, why not my grandmother’s middle name? I love having a middle name that has significance.  But I have also a lot of […]

By Clay Parlette @claypar111 We’ve all had our share of the media hype surrounding Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act – and rightfully so. Not only was the law unnecessary in its nature, but it also presented a significant threat to a group of people that already face significant harassment and alienation as it is. […]