2008 Woodie Awards
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23 Davis Mallory, described as the "token gay guy" from the Real World: Denver will deliver a speech Thursday night called "Finding Common Ground." Mallory is a homosexual and a Christian, and exists as both a bridge and a target simply by being who he is.
As the semester comes to an end, I reflect back on what I have written, learned, and hoped to have shown others. In writing a health article, my goal was to stick to the principles of health and steer clear of fads and fiction in the industry. I hope that I have instilled some bit of knowledge in my readers, and in this final piece, I wish to restate my purpose and make it relevant to other areas of life.
Followers of Chuck Palahniuk's inventive, demented novels, take note: the author's newest release, "RANT: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey" will both give you exactly what you expect from Palahniuk and introduce you to an intriguing new style of storytelling.
For my last column at ETSU before I graduate and move on to the brave new world of law school this fall, I've decided (partially because there were no questions this week and also because I hope to impart some of the wisdom I have garnered from my college tenure) to leave you with three nuggets of advice to help you through the remainder of your college career and possibly even beyond.
I am not the prototypical male. There are things that I enjoy that are considered feminine by my Y-chromosome brethren. I enjoy shopping for clothing and shoes, I wear girls' jeans (because I want to be Mick Jagger), I read "GQ," I watch "Project Runway" and "America's Next Top Model" and I sometimes get facials.
All people, including ETSU students, have 'issues', related to physical, emotional and/or spiritual health. But how can these issues be handled? One ETSU professor empathizes and offers students a way to cope with life's realities now and in the future. "Since joining the ETSU community four years ago, I have had, through formal research and teaching, the opportunity to realize students' needs and concerns," said Dr.