Brian Roberts
April 24, 2012
So I’ll be honest. I don’t remember a whole lot from my childhood. Not that there weren’t good memories. A lot of them were just blurred over time. However one thing I clearly and vividly remember was my robotic dog “Tekno.” Tekno was no ordinary robotic dog. He was my first and... Read more »
Chris Reinoos
April 16, 2012
Growing up in the ‘90s, Nickelodeon was the end-all-be-all of television. I mean, it had everything: scary stuff (“Are You Afraid Of The Dark”), awesome cartoons (“Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Ahhh! Real Monsters”) and the crazy-awesome “Action League Now!” just to name a few. It also... Read more »
Spenser Bickett
April 2, 2012
When I was a kid, nothing made me happier than when my mom would pick me up from school and stop at the library on the way home. This meant only one thing to me: that I could stock up on more Matt Christopher books. Okay, I know what you’re thinking: ‘Who is this book-loving nerd, and who is Matt... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
March 29, 2012
Going from “Barney & Friends” in preschool to “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” in kindergarten was quite the improvement for me as a 5-year-old. All of a sudden the emphasis changed from educational songs to kicking ass. Half the kids in school weren’t even allowed to watch it, making... Read more »
Taylor Kuether
March 12, 2012
If you were a child of the ’90s (and most college-aged young adults right now were), you may have grown up idolizing the athletes elite enough to participate in the Olympic Games. The likes of Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan inspired thousands of bouncy-ponytailed elementary school girls to lace... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
March 4, 2012
In the mid-’90s, teenage girls had Delia’s catalogs and Seventeen magazine to flip through, dreaming about how their lives would be when they grew up. But for girls under the age of 10, there was Polly Pocket. Polly Pocket was a one-inch tall doll that came in a compact, shaped house, which allowed... Read more »
Cal McNeil
March 1, 2012
Two large boxes now sit in the corner of my parents’ storage room. They hold some of my most prized possessions from childhood. The lids are labeled with the two words that would come screaming out of my mouth from the back of the minivan every time we would drive past the toy stores: “Beanie... Read more »
Anna Soldner
February 16, 2012
Remember the girl who reigned queen in elementary school? She was trendy, fun and all the teenyboppers wanted a taste of her popularity. Her signature was etched into the backs of notebooks and echoed throughout hallways. This chick was crazy cool. In the ’90s, it was Lisa Frank. For those unfamiliar... Read more »
Tuesday Wustrack
February 7, 2012
By Tuesday Wustrack I’m back in fifth grade, clad in my blue wind pants and high ponytail tied up with a scrunchie. I’m eating a chocolate dilly bar from Dairy Queen. I’m sitting an inch away from the TV with my sister, soaking in the excessive teenage drama on Two of a Kind. Oh, the memories. Television... Read more »
