Student Viewpoint

The Giants of the NFC

This year’s National Football Conference (NFC) has been marked with particularly dominating teams. This past week has been no exception, with the top two teams in the NFC winning again. The Green Bay Packers became the first team in the...

Bittner’s College Basketball Analysis

As the NBA lockout continues, our thirst for basketball must be quenched by the thrilling game that is college basketball. In a sport that recently  has been highlighted by “one and done” players, this year should be refreshing in...

Book Review: Public Enemies

                Five seconds. Five seconds of machine-gun fire was all it took for the modern FBI to be created. The Kansas City Massacre of 1933, which at the time was the second deadliest murder of law-enforcement officers in American...

No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama: The Game of the Century

Number one versus number two. Undefeated, bitter rivals. Division, conference, and national title implications on the line. There’s a reason that this Saturday’s matchup between top-ranked Louisiana State University and second-ranked University of Alabama is being billed the “Game...

Chipotle Wins!

I've found it. No, not just the best burrito in the world, but also, heaven, my friends – heaven. In burrito form, that is. And you'll see me with no other burrito in my hands than one from Chipotle,...

Qdoba Wins

For all those out there who favor Chipotle’s burrito over Qdoba’s there can be only one excuse: they’ve never tried Qdoba. In my opinion Qdoba’s masterpiece beats Chipotle’s in every way. Whether it’s the choice of ingredients available – Qudoba...

Beyond Belief: A Book Review

Crack! The 34.5 inch, 33 ounce brown wood bat connected with the small white ball blur, catapulting the baseball way over the centerfield wall, the sound reverberating throughout the venerable Yankee Stadium. Josh Hamilton’s 28th homerun in the first...

5 World Series Predictions

For the 2nd straight year, the Texas Rangers have made it to the World Series. Unlike last year, where unusually strong starting pitching and Cliff Lee’s dominating performance spurred the Rangers to postseason success, this year, the Rangers’ shut-down...

Blink-182’s “Neighborhoods” is Our Winner!

For several weeks of Fall 2011 The Roundup has had a poll in the bottom corner of its main page asking you, our readers, which music album you were anticipating the most this year. The choices were Blink-182’s Neighborhoods,...