Good From Far (column)

Displaying 1 - 25 of 25 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
1 One should not bite the hand that feeds them
Northern Iowan 95:54, p.7
Columnist comments on the groups he has angered while writing for the Northern Iowan and suggests people not use insults and accusations in arguments.
2 Seniors, get ready for the 'Real World'
Northern Iowan 95:50, p.7
Graduating college seniors are giving up the last bit of innocence they had from high school and will be entering the unforgiving real world.
3 Not all Southerners are ignorant
Northern Iowan 95:48, p.10
Nicholas Arnold stereotyped Southerners as ignorant in his article on KKK.
4 South should not be stereotyped
Northern Iowan 95:48, p.10
Nicholas Arnold focused on stereotypes of the South in his column on the KKK.
5 Definition of spring is in the eye of the beholder
Northern Iowan 95:48, p.7
People have set their own dates for the beginning of spring.
6 Thoughts of KKK nothing but a crime
Northern Iowan 95:46, p.7
Columnist comments on the history of the Ku Klux Klan.
7 Services offered to the women of America
Northern Iowan 95:43, p.8
Student offers his sperm to couples in need after seeing an ad requesting an egg donor for a childless couple.
8 Vacation destination: Scholarship City
Northern Iowan 95:41, p.10
Columnist will spend his spring break filling out scholarship applications while others travel to Cancun.
9 Seize the day, don't take anything for granted
Northern Iowan 95:39, p.8
Columnist looks at the small miracles in his life.
10 Barbie's tattoo, candy hearts indicators of social change
Northern Iowan 95:37, p.7
Comments on change in traditions such as Barbie getting a tattoo, candy hearts becoming less personal, and Dartmouth's Greek system being forced to go co-ed.
11 U.S. should pick on someone their own size
Northern Iowan 95:35, p.8
Columnist wonders why the US is policing the small country of Iraq.
12 Super Bowl really is only American holiday
Northern Iowan 95:33, p.6
Comments on the Super Bowl commercials and how the game "polarizes the nation" for one evening.
13 Never go home, steer clear of the high school dork
Northern Iowan 95:31, p.6
Columnist reflects on how he is now different from his high school friends.
14 Procrastinators, beware during finals
Northern Iowan 95:27, p.8
Columnist comments on trying to finish the term papers he has put off all semester.
15 Thanksgiving, WWF go hand-in-hand
Northern Iowan 95:25, p.6
Giving thanks for joys in his life.
16 Iraq vs. the world's rugby team; stand no chance against our TP
Northern Iowan 95:23, p.6
Comments on Iraq backing down from recent crisis in the Gulf.
17 Look out Matt and Ben, here we come
Northern Iowan 95:21, p.5
Columnist comments on being cast as alcoholic ex-husband in play.
18 Ziplines: all we really need for fall
Northern Iowan 95:19, p.5
Campus should install ziplines between buildings to make fall more interesting.
19 Go crazy with uniqueness this Halloween
Northern Iowan 95:17, p.7
Halloween is what you make of it.
20 Milkshakes are better going down than coming up any day
Northern Iowan 95:15, p.6
Columnist comments on running a 5K race at the Chicago Marathon.
21 "Essence of Nick' never to be seen, lived through artwork
Northern Iowan 95:13, p.6
Columnist comments on his trip to the Career Fair.
22 America, don't mourn my retirement
Northern Iowan 95:9, p.7
Columnist comments on his distaste for softball.
23 Cattle Congress full of life lessons
Northern Iowan 95:7, p.7
Columnist comments on his visit to the Waterloo Cattle Congress.
24 Men are pigs, need their feminist side
Northern Iowan 95:5, p.6
Columnist comments on communicating with women in bars.
25 Discourse on American stupidity
Northern Iowan 95:2, p.6
Columnist comments on parental responsibility, hippies, Howard Stern, and "puritans."