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Amanda Hourt

Sherlock: The Season of Three

After a two-year break, BBC’s Sherlock will be airing a third season of three ninety-minute episodes premiering at 8:58 p.m. CST on Jan. 19, 2014 on PBS, with Benedict Cumberbatch…

January 17, 2014

Timeless Holiday Tunes

written by Amanda Hourt

One of my favorite components of the Christmas season is the timeless music. But what makes a holiday song endure? Why is it that people can enjoy “Santa Claus is…

November 29, 2012

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: ‘Tattooless’

written by Amanda Hourt

“You call this a Harley?” a buff motorcyclist asks his scrawny tattoo artist. He draws back his black leather vest to reveal a child-sized electric scooter that had been tattooed…

September 20, 2012

The Real World

written by Amanda Hourt

Henry David Thoreau once wrote: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not…

February 24, 2012

Former Bison runs for a dream at Olympic trials

written by Amanda Hourt

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom scored fifth place in the womens’ Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston on Jan. 14, 2012. Cherobon-Bawcom ran the marathon — 26.2 miles — in two hours and 29…

February 3, 2012

Drop the freshmen 15

written by Amanda Hourt

Senior Zac Green and his roommate, senior James Rucker, get up at 5 a.m. every day to work out. Why? Because Green is commited to losing weight and Rucker is…

February 3, 2012

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