You may not know this, but over the last few decades I have made over three dozen acceptance speeches at the Oscars. Each has gone something like this: The Best…
On a hot day in June, pedestrians in Columbus, Ohio, did not expect to see the streets lined with people as far as the eye could see. What could make…
John Dau was just 16 years old when he was separated from his family. His Southern Sudanese Christian village was attacked by Northern Sudanese Arab soldiers. The militias beat him…
Second semester of sophomore year, I realized that the time had finally come for me to make some decisions — you know, the big ones that will ultimately solidify my…
President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Obama-era immigration policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), is not as it seems. While his decision has promised an unbiased and legally…
One of the most integral concepts that permeates our Constitution is the notion of checks and balances. In response to a tyrannical and coercive British monarch, our founders formed our…
Written by Robert McPherson This summer I had the opportunity to represent the United States Army in memorials and ceremonies across Normandy, France. June 6, 1944, is a day that…
The second I sat down in chapel on Monday morning, my phone vibrated in my hand. The notification for the tweet held several hashtags containing Korean characters, the letters “BTS”…
Trash her name, praise her songs or follow her work for years, and look what you made Taylor Swift do: you made her new single another nation-sweeping hit in under…
One of the running jokes on the classic TV show “Seinfeld” involves Jerry’s infamously short-lived romances. Girlfriends seldom last for more than one episode, and quite a few actresses got…
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