Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The Daily Cardinal Est. 1892
Saturday, October 01, 2022

Columnists

Daily Cardinal
COLUMNS

Column: Is ESPNW progressive or problematic?

By Sam Cusick and Grey Satterfield | Feb. 2, 2015

GS: This weekend saw the conclusion to the Australian Open tennis tournament. The hype of the tournament Down Under might have gotten swept away by the Super Bowl hype and the fact that it takes takes place in the dead of night on our side of the Pacific. Regardless, you missed out on a pretty exciting tournament, and a rather shocking Cinderella story on the women’s side.

Netflix versus Amazon
COLUMNS

Netflix, Amazon battle for title of best online TV

By Jake Smasal | Jan. 28, 2015

Over the past year, one of the newest and best rivalries in TV history began and is now officially heating up. As Netflix continues to produce original content, Amazon has thrown its hat into the ring and now has come up with its first bona fide hit, “Transparent,” which stars Jeffrey Tambor as a father struggling to tell his children about his desire to be a woman, is garnering ridiculous amounts of praise. Amazon versus Netflix is a rivalry that would have been inconceivable even three years ago. Then, most of the world didn’t even know “House of Cards” was going to be a thing, and Amazon was just somewhere you went to compare prices with whatever you wanted at Target. If you had told me then that both of these companies would be serious players in the TV market, I would probably have laughed at you and made a joke about whatever was funny three years ago (Snuggies? Sarah Palin? I have to be close). 

Daily Cardinal
COLUMNS

Lost definition of art in society of Top 10 lists and awards

By Alex Lovendahl | Jan. 26, 2015

The current value of American art to its curators is to be ranked and categorized for "Best of the Year" consideration, to find its way into a gallery or museum or to "go viral." We have made art a competition. This is not true, though it is permitted. The last time I saw my roommate from my freshman year, we discussed 2014's Games of the Year, a tradition we've reduced in scope since 2010. We came to concordance upon Blizzard's collectible card game "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft," a game we've each played for countless hours. Rather than discuss its nuances or celebrate our other favorites, he proceeded to list off the year's releases and determined whether or not we had enjoyed each before we parted.

Daily Cardinal
COLUMNS

Expectations meet reality in films based on history

By Austin Wellens | Jan. 26, 2015

So as a film and history major, the issue of “historically accurate” films has been on my mind lately, what with “American Sniper,” “Selma,” “Foxcatcher” and “The Imitation Game” all being largely talked about movies. But it winds up being just part of a larger conversation I’ve had a few times recently, so to talk about this issue I’m going to talk about something else.

Jim Dayton
COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: 2015 Candidates

By Jim Dayton | Jan. 15, 2015

With the college football season finally complete, it’s time for the final installment of my Heisman Watch series—an early preview of 2015’s potential candidates.

Jim Dayton
COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: The Finalists

By Jim Dayton | Dec. 11, 2014

We have reached the end. The 80th annual Heisman Trophy will be awarded to one of three finalists Dec. 13—Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon or Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Gary Andersen
COLUMNS

Column: Searching for reasons behind Andersen's departure

By Jack Baer and Scott Allen | Dec. 11, 2014

Say this for Bret Bielema: When he bolted from Wisconsin, it at least made a lick of sense. “Bert” was apparently unhappy with how much he was allowed to pay his assistants (which is fair, considering NC State pays its assistants more than Wisconsin) and had seen coaching staff after coaching staff lose key football minds to more aggressive schools. The sparkle and money of the SEC shone bright, so Bielema made a career move that was at the very least lateral and was understandable when you consider what the SEC was at the time: the only way to win a national championship.

Jim Dayton
COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: Week 15

By Jim Dayton | Dec. 4, 2014

This is the 12th edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. For last week’s rankings, click here.

Grey Satterfield
COLUMNS

Column: College football's chaos theory

By Molly Reppen and Grey Satterfield | Dec. 2, 2014

As we embark on the final weekend of the college football season, many debates seem to have been put to rest. But maybe, just maybe, 2007 will come and knock down the house of cards on the College Football Playoff committee’s table and they’ll be left to put together the pieces Sunday.

Daily Cardinal
COLUMNS

Happy endings, even in dark tales, are more than just a finale

By Maham Hasan | Nov. 30, 2014

There’s a need inside all of us to witness happy endings. It is perhaps the most human and honest part of who we are that revels in the victory of the good guy. It is also why we’re always left feeling bereft after witnessing a grand happy ending at the end of a story, be it in film or literature, because however happy that ending may have been it is an ending nevertheless. We never see what follows and therein lies the true problem. 

Jim Dayton
COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: Week 14

By Jim Dayton | Nov. 25, 2014

This is the 11th edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. For last week’s rankings, click here. 

Listen now
Popular
Print
Read our print edition on Issuu Read on Issuu
Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2022 The Daily Cardinal