While the nerves of humanity may be collectively fried after nearly three years of living through a pandemic, COVID-19 brought some positives I already see slipping away just as fast […]
Posts by Noah Kolenda
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Online learning probably saved me from dropping out
I accidentally fell in love with online classes. That almost feels dirty to say, but they were an answer to a problem I didn’t know how to fix. I, like […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: The mid semester slump
If you couple the fact that classes are becoming increasingly difficult as they progress with the passing of midterms, the shortening of days and the sharp drop in temperatures, you […]
The sad state of streaming
I remember the day my family subscribed to the Netflix DVD subscription. We were able to build a queue together and meticulously cultivate a DVD order that kept the whole […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Could this be the final fall back?
Last weekend, like every first weekend of November, we set our clocks back an hour, possibly for the last time. In March, just after we “sprung ahead,” the U.S. Senate […]
EDITORS COLUMN: Senioritis is here
This week, some members of the Torch went to Washington D.C. for MediaFest 2022, and as I sit in my hotel bar writing this column, I can’t tell you how […]
The back side
Three polarizing issues will be gracing the backs of Michigan ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 8: term limit and candidate financial disclosure reform, election reform and establishing the right to reproductive […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: A sense of pride
Aug. 4, 2020, is a day I remember like it was yesterday. 7:03 a.m., groggy, half-dressed, still in my basketball shorts from the night before and not having had a […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: We’re watching
For the first time in Michigan history, two women have the gubernatorial nomination from the two major political parties. They took the stage on Thursday, Oct. 13, for the first […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Why must we ‘come out?’
Dec. 5 will mark seven years since I first came out as gay. I say first because you’re never truly done coming out. It’s something I’m sure I’ve done thousands […]