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Writing is my thing. I might not be good at it, but I’ve always done it. I started keeping a journal in first grade and things just sort of escalated. Before I knew it, I was writing for my high school newspaper, and then last week, I found myself being thrown head-first into editing at […]

I thought I knew Vermillion. After all, I’ve lived here for over a year now and the view from my dorm room encapsulated all I needed to know about the town, right? I was wrong. Making the transition from tiny dorm to tiny (but still five times bigger than my dorm) basement apartment, has forced […]

‘Tis the season of Greek life yet again ladies and bros. Everyone has started breaking out their Sperrys and bro tanks to raise a glass and celebrate. As recruitment is simmering down, the socials begin spinning out of control and everyone is trying to hang out and show off their hot new pledges. Let me […]

Have you, in these first few weeks of the new semester, thought to yourself: I was perfectly happy at home. Oh universe, what have I done? I can’t use the bathroom because there’s a stranger just outside my stall brushing her teeth. Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but I’m trying to […]

Writing is my thing. I might not be good at it, but I’ve always done it. I started keeping a journal in first grade and things just sort of escalated. Before I knew it, I was writing for my high school newspaper, and then last week, I found myself being thrown head-first into editing at […]

I thought I knew Vermillion. After all, I’ve lived here for over a year now and the view from my dorm room encapsulated all I needed to know about the town, right? I was wrong. Making the transition from tiny dorm to tiny (but still five times bigger than my dorm) basement apartment, has forced […]

At the beginning of the school year, I wrote a column titled “Road to change difficult but worthwhile.” For those of you who may have missed it, the subject matter regarded my journey to find myself. Since this is my last column of the school year, I have decided to revisit this column and provide […]

Since the beginning of my undergraduate career, I have noticed a very interesting pattern during class discussions about feminism. Almost everyone’s beliefs align very closely with the ideas of equality espoused by the philosophy, but nobody likes to use the word. This is because the average person associates feminism with either the hardcore conservative wing […]

For those of us who choose to channel our energy with creative means, it can be very difficult to cope with life when a block hits. For instance, this semester I have had very big issues with creative block. Last semester I never had this problem. I wrote every single day for three months. There […]