One image from the second grade lingers in my memory. It was the day our principal ate lunch with us in the cafeteria. On the surface, Mr. Weil was hardly…
I want to bring up a controversial topic of debate. No, not gun control — something the media doesn’t want to cover — but a topic so controversial that, if it…
Last weekend I decided to do something a little different. I traveled with a group of friends to Beebe to receive new ear piercings, which was like eating candy to…
My roommate Hollee and I were sitting in her room, trying to think of something to talk about. It wasn’t the first time we’d talked long enough to run out…
Last week Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people and wounded at least 14 more at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle…
On Thursday, Feb. 15, I posted a status on Facebook regarding the Florida school shooting. I’ve read the shared articles and even the long, opinionated comment sections. Gun rights, and…
Last Friday, I was standing in front of my dresser in my dorm, shoving a pair of jeans into my duffel bag to go home for the weekend. Despite being…
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, advocacy for consent has become louder than ever. Seemingly untouchable men have been unraveled and outcast because strong women and men alike have…
“Twenty-four hours ago … Aziz Ansari was a man whom many people admired and whose work, although very well paid, also performed a social good,” Caitlin Flanagan, a contributing editor…
One of my favorite stories from the vaudeville era involves the magician Frank Van Hoven. There’s no reason anyone would know his name today, but a century ago he was…