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By Rory McCarty
One year ago, Mouthing Off editor Dan Simons set up Kay Nguyen and Steve Wiseman on a date. Awkwardness reigned. Hilarity ensued. And that date became the basis of a Mouthing Off itself. But one year later, they're still together. I'll find out how things have been going with some invasive questioning.
By Rory McCarty
This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But why hate on only one type of cancer? I want to unite people to hate on every type of cancer. And I'll do it the best way I know how: Growing a mustache.
By Rory McCarty
Pirates and Spider-men are so like eight years ago. Find out what the hottest Halloween costumes are going to be this year. In the interest of fairness, Lady Gaga related costumes have been limited to one entry.
By Rory McCarty
A few months ago I wrote an article about “suicide sandwiches,” a new form of food technology that would allow Americans to kill themselves in the most delicious way possible. It became clear to me in the months that followed that this was far too broad a topic to be dissected in a single page article.
By Rory McCarty
Eating food is probably my favorite pastime, next to taking naps. So maybe you can understand why I panic every time I open a newspaper to read about the latest food group to be tainted with salmonella or E. coli. I'm thinking now that it was a mistake to friend the FDA on Facebook.
By Rory McCarty
Bigfoot. The Loch Ness Monster. Construction Barrel Man. I guess not so much the last one. But sit back, and hear the strange, sad tale of Construction Barrel Man and the impact he left on our idyllic campus.
By Rory McCarty
Here's your obligatory tie-in with the green issue: What is OU doing with your "green?"
By Rory McCarty
Sep. 11 through 17 will be Patriot Week at Oakland University. The event is anchored by the anniversaries of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, respectively.
By Rory McCarty
As the summer blockbuster season draws to a close, we examine the rise of '80s toys as movie properties. Bonus: Rory regales us with the time James Cameron blinded him.
By Rory McCarty
New to campus? Mouthing Off editor Rory McCarty answers your questions about our catacombs, Gary Russi's double life and the volcano.