Be Prepared ... to Save Princess Zelda

Today's J Squared column is about the new Cub Scouts belt loop/pin for Video Games.

The requirements and program the Boy Scouts of America has set up is actually pretty good. It definitely promotes responsibility when it comes to video games. And I'm for that.

It's just more fun to write about things that are ridiculous.

On My Honor, I Will Do My Best to Play 'Call of Duty'

And, don't forget about the latest caption contest!

Boomshakalaka! (March 23, 2010)

This was a fun little story:

Fans buzzing over Wii NBA Jam

So, in the space of two hours, I 1) heard from one of my sports editors that there will be a remake of NBA Jam, 2) did the research, and 3) wrote the story.

It ended up being some good writing. One of the stories I'm most proud of this semester, writing-wise.

Rock Star for President (March 5, 2008)

My first cartoon published in The Daily Universe.

I was a freshly returned missionary, which is the exact wrong time to be a political cartoonist. My knowledge of current events was next to nothing. But, I did arrive in the United States just in time for the 2008 presidential primary elections.

I had actually heard of Senator Barack Obama years before, when he gave a speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. I didn't know a lot about him, but I did know he was the charismatic, "cool" president. He could be this generation's John F. Kennedy - the rock-star president for the 21st century.