Life shouldn’t be this hard. I’m 20 years old, I shouldn’t be this sick of living. I shouldn’t be this tired. These are all things I’ve been thinking lately and […]
Opinions
Silence is not the answer
It’s become a reoccurring theme among people in power and I really hate to see it become the norm. But lately, it seems, the common response to significant conflicts at […]
Hurt feelings and identity
When your very identity is something that people deny or reject with every fiber of their being, even with an offhand comment, it hurts in a way that is hard […]
Protesting the protester
When I first learned people were burning Nike shoes, I was shocked. The shoes look and feel great, sure, but burning a shoe that can run up into hundreds of […]
#TooSoon
When someone tries to positively reemerge in the spotlight, everyone looks to the rich and famous for a good story. In wake of the #MeToo Movement, I have not seen […]
The phrase “self-diagnosed” shouldn’t exist
“You need help.” I do? “Don’t self-diagnose.” I did. “Who cares what your parents say?” I do. “I’m okay.” Am I? It’s actually really hard for me to figure out […]
More respect for McCain
With their disrespectful treatment of late senator and war hero John McCain, many Republicans have chosen their Trump fandom over human decency. McCain was publically antiTrump and refused in his […]
Student thoughts on the strike
“This being my first year on campus, I found it surprising that these issues couldn’t get solved prior to the first day of class. I do believe that the teachers […]
Chat with the chief: The contract calamity
Like many other students preparing for the first day of the semester, there was a lot on my mind: What time do I have to wake up to make it […]
Why does one have to be a lonely number?
As I sail through my last few weeks of summer and prepare to enter my junior year, I am savoring every last drop of alone time that I can before […]