Last Sunday, Feb. 10 was Dilla Day in Detroit. Hip-hop fans poured into the Filmore and they didn't leave until after 2 AM. Brooklyn hip-hop icon Talib Kweli and Detroit's own Royce da 5'9" were the...
6:29 p.m. I (Managing Editor Libby Arnosti) walk into the newsroom to find Rachel sitting on the table, many productive people working around her, and an opened box of Cheez-its. This last makes me happiest.
6:32...
When I interviewed Cynthia Fine, Community Health Educator at Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, a few months ago about painful sex, we had a great, in-depth conversation about not only pain during intercourse, but sexually transmitted infections; the importance of creating a positive, supportive atmosphere if you're having sex; good communication; and a whole raft of other topics. I had a lot to say and only a little bit of space to say it in, and inevitably, I left something important out. I want to fix that by saying a few words about choosing a good lubricant.
So, it's finally happening. After a long semester of planning, antagonizing, massive email chains, and general excitement I am at last on my way back to the City of Brotherly Love. In accordance with...
I was yelling at the TV for a lot of election night. I was at the Pio's election night liveblog headquarters (read: Managing Editor Libby Arnosti's house), watching a live feed of election coverage, as...
4:45 p.m. Rachel orders me to "commence a liveblog." And thus, we begin.
4:50 p.m. Chief Copy Editor Marisa Ikert arrives with snacks. And there was much rejoicing.
4:57 p.m. Sex Columnist Spencer...
As many have you heard, or probably haven't as from what I can tell from Western media, but things around here have heated up here. There are actually two points I would like to update you on - but first...
HELLO!
Many adventures later, I finally bundle up the energy and motivation to update my blog. I last left off with a week till Eid break and many essays to write and midterms to study for before I...
We surprised you, didn't we. That's right, it's Tuesday and we're doing production. Why, you ask? Because I'm heading to Chicago tomorrow afternoon along with seven other Pio staffers to attend the Fall...
3:30 p.m. I arrive to a deserted office, with the exception of Opinion P.A. Maddie Coons. In the process of snacking, I manage to get honey stuck all over my hands. I feel oddly like Winnie the Pooh.
3:52...
The Pio is back with another liveblog!
4:15 p.m. I arrive in the office after a long day of interviewing political candidates in Walla Walla. Production Manager Sean McNulty is hard at work on this...
One of the best parts of my job is getting to work with a such talented and fun group of editors. In our non-Pio lives, we're involved in many different activities on campus––varsity athletics, theater...
