If you read the news you’ve probably heard about all the ruckus on college campuses with “safe spaces.” From what I understand, these are where people can go where they […]
Opinions
Why I hate working out at the Rec
Time to get a run in. I guess I’ll go to the Rec Center and use the track. I show up to the Rec at 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday. […]
Working in college
We came to college to learn—to learn how to be a nurse, to learn how to be an engineer, to learn how to be a businessman or woman. While learning […]
What is a “townie?”
In this age, racism, sexism and classism, among other –isms, are not tolerated by an overwhelming majority of the population. Yet, on a college campus—the forefront of progressive thinking where […]
Over the line
Satire is a difficult medium to navigate. There lies a precarious line between humorous and pushing it too far. The article “Inclusion for all?” which appeared in the Torch‘s […]
My take on the candidates
Voting is immensely important. Getting to the voting booth is the way you put in your two cents, even if you are picking the lesser of the two evils. The […]
Chat with the chief: Flexing my right
This cycle marks the first time I will be able to vote in the presidential election. Up until this point, I’ve always avoided politics. I’m typically a very “go with […]
Mandatory wage increase, bad idea
Let’s say there is a pizza with eight slices. You have seven friends over, so each person, including you, gets one slice of pizza. Now, imagine one of your friends […]
Voting away your personal liberty
It is astonishing the number of individuals readily brandishing the banner of some presidential candidate believing them to be the arbiter of hope and freedom when, in fact, the defense […]