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What's with all the #@%$&%# cussing?

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Patrick Wiggins

Feature Editor

“I’m pretty much f*****.”

And so begins the New York Times best selling book “The Martian.”

And the college student when she realized it was close to impossible to bring her grade up to passing.

As well as the other college student who suddenly found himself pulled over by a police officer and was driving without a license.

And a citizen of Laketown when she saw Smaug the dragon flying towards them in The Hobbit.

And countless others all across this country, both in real life and the fake one.

TVA gives MUW $150,000 for energy savings

Liz Bosarge

Reporter

The Tennessee Valley Authority congratulated The W with a check for $150,000 on Nov. 12 for completion of its energy project in the Harvey Cromwell Communications Center.

The project started about three years ago when The W entered an energy-savings project with TVA and Columbus Light and Water. TVA agreed to partially fund renovations to reduce energy usage in the building.

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Newest way to appreciate TV: Binge watching

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Marlana Dolan

Reporter

Before 1999, after a long day’s work families would scurry to the living room, snuggle up on the couch and watch their favorite movie or TV show. Although it appears not much has changed, the invention of TiVo was just the start of a new and improved way to watch television. Once the word got out that movies and TV shows could be recorded with a push of a button, a revolution began. People started recording all kinds of shows like “The Wire,” “Six Feet Under,” “The West Wing” and “The Sopranos.” 

The added bonus of forwarding through commercials started an epidemic, with everyone wanting content on demand. Although this seemed to be enough to make everyone very happy, Netflix then raised the bar. In 2007, with Netflix already having more than four million members, it introduced streaming. Now Netflix has roughly 50 million members globally. There’s a whole new generation who now binge-watch movies and TV shows and call it Netflixing. It is a trend that has taken over, and it is here to stay. 

World Changers provides opportunities to help others

Joanna Frye

Religion Editor

Some MUW students are using their faith to not only change their own lives, but the lives of those who live in other parts of the world.

World Changers is one of the organizations providing these types of opportunities. World Changes is a Christian organization that aims to encourage the younger generation to be lights in their cities and in the world.

Academic titles and tenure: what does it all mean?

Liz Bosarge

Reporter

It is safe to say that most students do not give much thought to the title of the people who teach their classes.  

At The W, there are instructors, adjunct professors, assistant professors, associate professors, professors and even emeritus professors.  Each title represents a promotion level in the faculty ranking system.  There are also administrative titles that further identify faculty, such as dean, coordinator or director.