If you're reading this you are aware that the Activist exists. You're also probably a professor because let's be honest no one reads this paper. Really, no one knows this paper exists, and that’s partially your fault; if you’re student I'll address you later. I mean keep reading but you […]
Author: Shaine Jackson
Dust off the Throne for the New King of Basketball
This a weird situation we're in now. Steph Curry is the best player in the NBA, but LeBron James is the best player in the world. Here's the kicker: LeBron plays in the NBA with Curry. What I'm saying is something doesn’t add up here. You can't be number one […]
Outdoor Enjoyment: Check out Burnet Woods
This image from Google maps shows Burnet Woods right across MLK from UC's Clifton campus. It’s amazing the things we pay little attention to. I’m willing to bet not many people know that there was a park filled with activities, and people beside The University of Cincinnati. This park has […]
WWE Champion-less After Flipping Disaster
This image of Seth Rollins, aka Wrestling Jesus, courtesy of http://www.ambwallpapers.com/seth-rollins-hd-images/ is designed for fans to use as a computer wallpaper. Let's start things off by acknowledging that professional wrestling is scripted. We all know its story lines are usually scripted. That’s why the WWE refers to wrestling […]
ESPN Bids Farewell to its (Un)popular Affiliate Site
There's a lot of introspective questions you ask when you're in a time of crisis. Right now, I'm in a time of crisis, because I've lost the goal I was chasing. Better put the goal I was chasing was taken from me. The popular website Grantland apparently wasn't popular enough […]
Odd Year for Sports Video Games
This has been a fairly odd video game year. This year Pro Evolution Soccer returned as a viable choice for soccer gamers, NHL hockey stands out as the premiere game from EA Sports, and 2K looks to put an even further distance between itself in the competition with emphasis on […]
Stop, Drop and Roll
I can’t imagine anything worse than going to class at 8 AM, and just as you sit down you hear excessive beeping and see flashing lights. Fire drills don’t just annoy students, they’re also a hassle to professors forcing them to leave and rearrange their schedule for a 5 minute […]
I’ve Been Keeping up with the Kardashians
Have you been keeping up? It’s hard for me to conceive that anyone has not been keeping up with the Kardashians. I mean look around: they’re everywhere from books to explicit movies. What started as noise in the background while I do my homework has evolved into an hour of nonproduction […]
Which Virtual Pro Are You?
How do you know when it’s fall? Is it the clearance rack filling up with tank tops, the arrival of pumpkin pie, or maybe just the back-aching labor of raking leaves? All of those are terrible ways to know if it's fall or not, but a good way to know […]
Police Violence and Race
Police have killed a lot of African Americans, but the media hasn't shown much sympathy in the past. Are you wondering why? I know I'm wondering why the sudden interest in old news. It seems that every week another African-American is dead […]