Betsy Devos, our new Secretary of Education with no previous experience working in education, has been the center of criticism and outrage after being confirmed by Vice President Mike Pence’s unprecedented tie-breaking vote in the Senate’s 51-50 vote. Every...
When it comes to school, we’re all busy.
Everyone always complains about how tired they are, almost as if their life is more successful because they have no time for anything else. That’s when excuses come in. You’re too busy...
Valentine’s Day. A day that snuck up on me. I’ve been single most of my life and I would say a majority of people in college have, unless they’ve been dating someone since childhood.
I think there’s a perception...
This past Sunday, the Grammy Awards, like most major accolades ceremonies, got it wrong when singer Adele Adkins won “Album of the Year” over Beyoncé Knowles. It would be infallible to dismiss the massive sales and chart-topping success of...
In the face of hidden agendas, manipulation, half-truths and flat-out lies, how is anyone to recognize credible, factual information?
Sifting through the nonsense that’s woven into our news sources has become tireless work. Why should we be responsible for...
The xx is a band that never expected to make it big. After their self-titled debut album released in 2009, the trio from London was recognized by the unique mixture of techno beats and beautiful harmonies. The first album...
There’s a huge difference between fears and phobias. We all have fears. Some are concrete, like spiders and snakes. And some are intangible, like dying alone. What makes a fear become a phobia is when your fear turns into...
In a world where groups of people are being targeted for no good reason, empathy is desperately needed throughout the world to better understand one another.
Various individuals and groups of people have felt threatened since before Donald Trump took...
Mac DeMarco announced that he is about to release an album following his last mini-album, “Another One,” which debuted in 2015. The 26-year-old, ever-relaxed, go-with-the-flow DeMarco has a way with guitar chords and every one of his albums carries...
I am a self-proclaimed feminist. However, I wasn’t always.
Feminism is something that I’ve learned to embrace over the past few years. For the longest time, I didn’t associate myself with that word. I used to look at people who...
