In a world where we are constantly bombarded with discouraging news from the media and overwhelming day-to-day demands, it can be easy to develop a monotonous, pessimistic attitude towards life. This mundane...
I have always found it peculiar how we associate certain emotions with stemming from the heart. All sense of feeling and thought are obviously products of the brain, yet we choose to associate things such...
Your income. The number on the scale. The amount of years you have been on this Earth. Each earned grade on an exam, all calculating up to your ominous grade point average.There is a common theme among...
Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 13, 2017
I feel that every once in a while, especially on a Monday, it can be hard to stay positive. Sometimes we all just want to curl back up in bed and let the day pass us by. Well, everyone has those days and...
Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor
• February 13, 2017
Not many people consider all aspects of gender equality. Personally, I feel if anyone is passionate about something; art, music, sports, etc, that individual has the right to explore it, regardless of...
Rebecca Dupree | Contributing Writer
• February 7, 2017
As the Senate prepares for the vote over Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos, many education representatives are weary of her abilities to run and comprehend what her job will entail - yet Republicans...
Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor
• February 6, 2017
One of the best ways to meet your goals and have dream-worthy success is by having good role models. Obviously, we all know people in our everyday life we admire and aspire to be like. But, challenging...
Rebecca Dupree | Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2017
Americans are concerned about the future of their health insurance since President Trump’s recent executive order, which in part promises to “take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted...
Samantha Durham | Assistant Opinion Editor
• January 30, 2017
Women tend to hate on themselves. It’s a terrible trait that probably comes from internal insecurities or someone else being cruel. The fact that women feel the need to look one way, say certain things...
The clash between Republicans and Democrats is beginning to sound more like a fight between the ideas of national security and human security, as opposed to a search for an equal balance between the two.While...
For many liberals and conservatives, the advantages of living in a democracy are so great that they feel the need to spread it across the globe. We are taught from day one about the importance of the American...
Malia Benison | Contributing Writer
• March 24, 2016
In a nation that is consistently reminded of why we should garner disdain for the Middle East, the terror present in Africa seems to be forgotten. The Paris attacks by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the...
