The Lariat Blog: Saving The Whales On Labor Day
BY KYRA BACON Some people spent their labor-day weekend sleeping, hanging out at a friend’s house, or having a BBQ. Others, like me, spent their weekend at the beach. However, they probably weren’t carrying buckets of water to pour on sunburned whales. On Saturday, September 1st, at about 4:00am,... Read more
Review: Doctor Who – Asylum of the Daleks
BY STACEY PASTERNAK Doctor Who, a science fiction (sci-fi) show on BBC, is a science nerd’s dream. This show has been around in Britain since the 1960s and has formed quite a following since then. Doctor Who is about a 900-year-old alien that takes the form of a human and... Read more
Misusing Twitter #Twitterprobz
  BY HANNAH RAMESAR Created by a 10-person startup group in San Francisco called Obvious, Twitter was created to be yet another social-networking site. Twitter caught the interest of many and began to grow rapidly, but lately, it has been a platform for hate. With social networking being the... Read more
The Marlin Monstrosity
BY BLUE KAUFMAN If you thought that the new Miami Marlins logo was an eyesore, I don’t recommend taking a look at the homerun structure that is now embedded in the centerfield wall at the Marlins Ballpark. I’ve been thinking long and hard about a good metaphor that could... Read more
Damsels In Success
BY KAYLA LOKEINSKY Since they were little, most girls have aspired to be like the Disney princesses. The fantasy, the magic, the hopes of a happily ever after: it all inspires them to wear crowns, play dress up, and have Disney movie marathons where they can study how a... Read more
Classic Callbacks: Movies That Should Be Remade
BY JEREMY HAAS Hollywood is notorious for it’s tendency to ruin good movies with disgraceful, moneymaking, re-hashes of the classics we all know and love.  Everything from Poseidon to Nightmare on Elm Street has been dishonored by the uncreative minds of the current movie industry.  Along with the awful... Read more
I Waste So Much Time: Procrastination Made Easy
BY GABI TABIB It is late and unfinished homework is piled high on the already cluttered desk of forgotten assignments. Atop the papers is a laptop, humming softly as the lingering webpage displays an array of comic strips and funny videos. These pictures belong to a website that has... Read more
What’s Next For The Harry Potter Cast
BY GABI TABIB Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson will always be remembered by their roles as Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Their roles have become icons of Hollywood, but who’s to say that these roles are all they will be known for? After... Read more
Review: B.o.B Strange Clouds
BY BRANDON SLOANE Rap superstar Bobby Ray Simmons also known as B.o.B. is at it again with the release of his second studio album Strange Clouds. Strange Clouds incorporates elements of fast paced rapping and the catchy melodies that helped B.o.B rise to stardom. However, unlike his previous works,... Read more
All American Rejects Come Back With New Album
BY JEREMY HAAS The All American Rejects are an American pop-rock band formed in Stillwater Oklahoma.  Having released their fourth studio album since their formation in 1999, the All American Rejects are once again gaining popularity.  The four member group grew up listening to punk rock like The Misfits,... Read more