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The New Year Still Comes with Old Problems 

Letter from the EditorJanuary 26, 2026

By Carter James, Editor in chief   The ball drops and now everyone believes they’ve been given a reset button on life.   I too woke up later that day on Jan.1 imbued with a new sense of purpose, but nothing significant has changed. I’m still…

Letter From the Editor: In Defense of Thanksgiving 

Letter from the EditorNovember 24, 2025

By Carter James, Editor in chief   Holiday season starts Nov 1. It’s just what we’re used to at this point. The stores are already decked out with trimmings and trees. Car commercials are starting to take place at the same nice house with the same driveway. The most…

Letter from the editor: Joie de vivre

Letter from the EditorJanuary 8, 2024

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  Ask any of my friends or, really, anyone who knows me: one thing about me is that I love having a little project to work on.  Not to sound…

Letter from the editor: Know thyself 

Letter from the EditorDecember 4, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  No, I am not referring to Christmas or any of the other major holidays that occur around this time of year.…

Letter from the editor: Be kind to ducks 

Letter from the EditorNovember 13, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  This is a Thanksgiving letter, it just might take me a minute to get there.  I spent the past summer interning in Washington, D.C., and I spent a lot…

Letter from the editor: Senior fear 

Letter from the EditorOctober 30, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  Half the fun of Halloween is thinking about the things that make chills run up your spine: ghouls, goblins, spiders, vampires, things that go bump in the night… the…

Letter from the editor: I love my hairy…

Letter from the EditorOctober 2, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  I’m not exaggerating or speaking in hyperbole when I say that I love my hairy legs. I really and truly do.  In January 2019, the middle of my junior…

Letter from the editor: It’s all downhill from…

Letter from the EditorSeptember 18, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief I don’t consider myself a pessimist at all. In fact, when asked to describe myself, optimistic is usually one of my go-to adjectives.   To some, I know optimism can…

Letter from the editor: Go watch movies with…

Letter from the EditorSeptember 5, 2023

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  I love movies.   I mean, I really love movies. Love them so much I find a way to shoehorn movie recommendations into most conversations. Love them so much that…

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