One of my favorite novels is “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson. It’s a fictional diary written by an elderly Congregationalist minister to his 7-year-old son, whom he sees as a blessing…
I’m in a country called France. You may have heard of it. The baguettes, the Eiffel Tower, the trains — sacrebleu. An important thing to realize about Paris is that…
Motivation: it might not seem like you have any right now, but there is obviously something that keeps pushing us toward the end of the semester. What is it for…
One of the most defining aspects of our personalities is our inclination toward either introversion or extroversion. Even in the famous Myers-Briggs personality test, the first letter indicator is either…
The all-nighter is practically a rite of passage for every college student. Depending on your level of procrastination and your major, you could end up pulling more of them than…
After the Benson lights dim following the final Spring Sing performance on Saturday and all participants are done washing glitter from their hair by Sunday (or Monday), then we can…
One of my favorite professors in college was a tough man to please. I admired him, wanted to be like him and quivered just a bit every time he handed…
When you think of Harding University in Florence, what are some of the images that come to mind? Seeing Michelangelo’s famous “David”? Climbing the 463 steps to the top of…
Thomas Edison said, “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” Before you think this column has turned into an article version of those motivational posters hanging in your…
Ihave a little over a month of school until I can start sleeping in and not worrying about making it on time to chapel. I’m excited, even though I know…