Positives of Quarantine

The history-making present that we’re all living through is mainly characterized as terrifying and lonely. While we are living with a sense of fear for our immunocompromised and elderly loved ones, and lacking our normal…

You don’t have to be hot

Blogger Erin McKean has a quote about beauty that I have been absorbing and realizing since I first heard it in middle school.  “You Don’t Have to Be Pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to…

OP-ED: Veganism – a moral imperative?

By Hannah Irvin  People tend to explore a vegan diet or lifestyle for one of three reasons: health, sustainability, or ethics.   The documentaries “The Game Changers,” “Forks over Knives” and “What the Health” demonstrate the…

Bad art is important

I hate how people don’t make art unless they’re good at it. Most people would say I make good art, and I’m generally the artistic friend in every group, something about my technicolor clothes, ever-present…

Nicotine ban: Did it even help anyone?

The recent decision to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21 has been touted as a major win for public health and safety, but is it causing more harm than good? We can all agree…

Die hard is a Christmas movie

By Waid Jones John McClane’s quest to reunite with his estranged wife and defeat the evil Hans Grueber is the absolute definition of a Christmas film. The movie allows us to experience all of the…