The Wichitan

Olympics: no Facebook!

Kaja Salsman May 1, 2012

The 2012 summer Olympics, held in London, England, are fast approaching. There has been much uproar about the logo for the games, which was accused of looking first like the word “Zion” and then...

Newspapers are fueled by what the patrons want to read

Kaja Salsman May 1, 2012

I’ve heard, from multiple sources, that everyone in the Wichitan hates everyone else and is out to drag all organization names through the mud. To be honest, that’s all a little exaggerated. No,...

Taking a second to ‘share’ could save someone’s life

Kaja Salsman February 29, 2012

Facebook has over 845 million monthly users. Eight hundred and forty-five MILLION people! When a juicy rumor sneaks its way onto Facebook, it spreads like wildfire. Everyone knows about it: your...

Who needs talent these days anyway?

Kaja Salsman February 15, 2012

Throughout history music has brought together people of different faiths, ideals, communities and nationalities. True talent used to be recognizable instantly and computers weren’t used to infuse...

MTV, Jersey Shore and Teen Mom are rotting your brain

Kaja Salsman February 8, 2012

I totally understand the “rubber-necking” concept. I get that the woes of others are a sick, twisted, but totally appealing form of entertainment. What I fail to understand is this plague of shows...

LMFAO at the haters

Kaja Salsman February 1, 2012

I’ve come to the conclusion that people who hate techno, electronic or house music really have no idea what they are talking about. I’ve especially realized that they really have no idea what they’re...

Religion continues to divide itself at Midwestern State

Kaja Salsman February 1, 2012

The United States of America was built on the idea of every person having religious freedom. But as more time passes, the more it seems, that politicians as well as other social leaders are trying to...

Healthy resolutions leave gym-goers packed like sardines

Kaja Salsman January 24, 2012

Every time I’ve ever made a New Year’s resolution, I’ve broken it. Truthfully, I haven’t made many New Year’s resolutions due to the fact that the self-control required to keep to my resolution...

Perry-fied

Kaja Salsman November 16, 2011

Rick Perry has been throwing a slew of ideas around since the beginning of the presidential debates. His most recent ideas, however, are not only radical, but also not very believable. Perry stated...

Final exams mean skyrocketing stress levels

Kaja Salsman November 16, 2011

There are twelve school days left before the onset of finals. Stress levels are steadily rising and those last minute grade-raising assignments are being tentatively offered by lenient professors. For...

Pinning it up!

Kaja Salsman November 8, 2011

Do you remember your mother grabbing her favorite pair of scissors, her sparkly horn-rimmed glasses and her latest Good Housekeeping magazine? Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. But seriously,...

This girl plays games

Kaja Salsman November 8, 2011

Gamers rejoice. The much anticipated Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) was released Tuesday. What exactly makes this game, developed by Infinity Ward, different than the previous versions? To be honest,...

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