• It’s Facebook’s fault I didn’t go to your event

    It’s Facebook’s fault I didn’t go to your event

    I know it can be a bit of a national pastime to rag on Facebook but there’s a lot to like about the ubiquitous social media platform. It’s made keeping up with friends and family ridiculously easy. It also helps people stay plugged into what’s going on in the world. That said, their algorithm that…

  • I don’t have a drop shadow problem. I can quit at any time.

    I don’t have a drop shadow problem. I can quit at any time.

    Recently, I found a “long-lost” thumb drive with some old files on it. And as I was going through those files to see if there was anything important, I came across the image below. It’s the front and back covers for the 2003-04 Tulane Women’s Basketball Media guide that I designed when I worked for…

  • With new simulator, the digital sky is the limit

    With new simulator, the digital sky is the limit

    With a final check of his instrument panel, Mississippi State aerospace engineering graduate student Zachary Doucet gently pulled back on the control stick to lift his aircraft off the ground. As the airplane sailed through the air, he spent a few minutes getting used to the controls before banking left to see how the plane…

  • How do you like your steak?

    How do you like your steak?

    We have, in this great big world of ours, an opinion problem. More specifically, there are way too many people that feel comfortable being judgmental of others and the way they choose to live. You don’t have to look any farther than the proliferation of parenting blogs to get an idea of what I’m talking…

  • BCoE Brochure

    BCoE Brochure

  • Where have you gone, Lando Calrissian? Our star system turns its lonely eyes to you.

    Where have you gone, Lando Calrissian? Our star system turns its lonely eyes to you.

    Like many people, I really enjoyed The Force Awakens when it came out in 2015. While admitting that it was derivative and somewhat repetitive of the original Star Wars, I thought it was an entertaining movie and did a great job of both re-starting the franchise and introducing new, compelling characters. I think I saw…