We’ve all been there before. You’ve got a book that you’re trying to sell back but the university discontinued it and switched to a new text.
So now your book is just sitting there, mocking you. It’s worth next to nothing for the university book stores and selling it on Amazon or eBay is just too […]

Not a day goes by without The Lantern publishing something about the switch to semesters. So at the expense of beating a dead horse to hell and back, I bring you the news that the switch to semesters just got one step closer.
The University Senate, comprised of students and faculty, approved the measure with a […]

Vikrim Pandit, Citigroup’s CEO, said that the first two months of 2009 saw his company turn a profit. On top of that, Citi is on pace to have their best quarter since 2007…
Well I sure as hell hope so.
After countless billions of dollars in bailout money and another $45 billion from the Treasury Department’s Troubled […]

Just when I thought it was alright to start thinking of Donnie Wahlberg as a respectable adult, he goes and pulls this shit.
It all started Saturday when I was watching Saw II on the SciFi channel. I distinctly remember noting that Donnie Wahlberg had come a long way from his New Kids days. I might […]

For those of you who don’t know, the Arnold Classic rolled into Columbus this weekend.
That’s right. It’s time to slap on an Affliction T-shirt that’s two sizes too small, lather on the spray tan,  grab the trophy wife/sugar daddy, and head down to the convention center to check out one of the greatest annual spectacles […]

Wow, what a day. The weather was nice, people were out and about, and Ohio State got back to doing what it does best–Partying
Beanie Wells took the time out of his busy schedule to make a stop back in Cowtown. He showed up at McFadden’s and the DJ called him out by playing the Buckeye […]

President Obama announced his Justice Assistance Grants program at the graduation ceremony for the Columbus Police Academy students who, up until a month ago, were going to be laid off before they were even hired.
The $2 billion Justice Assistance Grants program will give money to cities and states that are struggling to fund police forces. […]

(Another nugget of real journalism)
Today the Columbus City Center closed its doors for the final time. The nearly abandoned shopping center is set for demolition this summer.
The city is planning to put a park in place of where the empty building now stands. The park will have shops, restaraunts, apartments and commercial offices. Officials say […]

I check the stock market every day and most of the time I just shake my head and click on the next web page. But today I noticed that the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped below 7000 points today…
 …Actually, “dipped” might be a slightly misleading term. I think a term like ”plummeted,” or a metaphor similar to […]

I’ve got this idea of creating campus awards based off of the opinions from you, the UWeekly reader. So with your help, I’m launching the First Annual Cowtown Campus Achievement Awards. Here’s how it’s going to work:
I’m going to present a category such as “Best Bartenders” and hopefully people will comment on the post and […]