Any child of the 90s remembers the show Family Matters. If she doesn't recognize the names Carl, Steve Urkel and Laura, she's too young for you, bro.

Do you ever want to make a funny, provocative, or obnoxious status update on Facebook or post a tweet on Twitter but stop yourself because you're not sure it's social media appropriate?

In the first battle of World War Web, We the People won a decisive victory last week in the defeat of two acts that could have drastically altered the Internet as we know it. Through the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), media moguls and Hollywood execs sought to diminish the free and open Internet in their quest to eliminate online piracy.

For a child, Barbie often represents beauty, perfection and a dream. For this reason, Mattel Inc. holds a huge platform in the molding of personality and self-confidence of young children. A group on Facebook recognized the impact Barbie makes in the lives of children and took action by starting an online petition to the company and asked them to create a bald Barbie for sick children.

Following Herman Cain's astonishing fall in the polls after allegations of sexual harassment and even an extra-marital affair, pro-adultery Republicans shifted their attention to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. While Gingrich's ascent robs the GOP frontrunner position of the folksy charm Cain exuded, it does add some ingredients that Cain lacked: experience and practicality.

Earlier this month, the Michigan legislature passed "Matt's Safe School Law." This law was named after Matt Epling, who committed suicide in 2002 just before his freshman year of high school. However, the bill was met with public outcry when supporters realized that Senate Republicans in Michigan had added a clause that, far from outlawing bullying, created a blueprint for bullying.

Let's face it: the South is charming and romantic, but how far behind are we as a whole? Let's start with this Initiative 26 business.

The founders of the Initiative, both from states outside of Mississippi, couldn't get the initiative to pass in other states, but one day, they had an "Aha!" moment. They thought of a place that would be most likely to pass the amendment, so they trucked on down to the most conservative place on earth: Mississippi.

Once again, Mississippi will be inaugurating a Republican governor, preselected for them long ago by the good ole boys in the Mississippi GOP.

After polling several students across the state, most college students—surprisingly enough—had similar viewpoints concerning the campaigning and voting processes among college students in Mississippi.