I’m going to sound like a disgruntled old woman by saying this, but so many children and young adults these days don’t appreciate their parents’ presence in their lives. Similarly, many parents don’t appreciate their children in the same way. I’m not going to claim there was ever a time in history where this relationship was properly valued, but having been raised in a loving … Continue reading Family matters
In case you didn’t know, we are in the 21st century. Things are not how they used to be, and in many ways, this can be a good thing: better technology, modern medicine, new jobs and much more. However, for relationship and dating culture, things are not so great. If I’m being honest, in most cases I don’t even know if you could call it … Continue reading Dating dilemmas
As humans, we subconsciously crave known environments. Even the most daring of thrill-seekers (myself included) can’t help but feel disoriented in the first few moments of a new experience, regardless of the excitement that threatens to overtake us. In these disorienting moments, the presence of something familiar can wash away the initial anxiety that surfaces in foreign environments. The most apparent example is culture shock. … Continue reading Empathy makes the world a better place
In making this argument, I risk sounding like your disgruntled 70-year-old grandmother who scolds you for texting at the dinner table, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take. Well into the twenty-first century, in a year where there are scarcely any 90s kids left in high schools and no one under the age of 18 has heard of a VHS tape, writing a letter … Continue reading The lost art of letter writing
Netflix and Hulu are synonymous with relaxation and binge-watching for college students across the country and on the Gustavus campus. Grey’s Anatomy is our preferred way to learn about biology and anatomy. Watching a spinoff series such as The Handmaid’s Tale seem so much easier than reading the book (spoiler alert: the book is amazing). It seems that more and more students are committing to … Continue reading Change it up!
I was scrolling through Tumblr last week when I came across a rather heated post about how privileged Christians are to have their winter holiday advertised at every turn. They complained about the world of today’s ‘War on Christmas’ when other holidays have barely received any recognition at all. This person proudly emphasized their Jewish background and concluded that Christmas enthusiasts have no idea what … Continue reading ‘Tis the season
For most of the modern age (1500s – 1945), the issue of independence for Catalonia has been raised time and time again. After the fall of Francisco Franco and Spain’s transition towards a democracy in the 1970’s, the issue of Catalonian independence began to quietly brew–and in just the past few weeks, this issue has seemingly reached a boiling point: Catalonia has declared independence, while … Continue reading The State, Rights, and Independence
Cooking is a skill that we should all know, not only for its everyday life application, but also because it can save us from the shameful status of being that person that always eats ramen or mooches off of others food. I come from a long line of amateur cooks. My dad, for example, has little ability to cook for himself aside from scrambled eggs … Continue reading Reasons everyone should learn to cook
Have you ever voluntarily subjected yourself to nightmares? You might ask what kind of masochistic human would ever do that to themselves, but the surprising answer you’d find is a lot of seemingly very normal people. If you enjoy horror films, then you know what I’m talking about. I was exposed to and fell madly in love with the art of horror at an age … Continue reading A case for horror
Ah theology; we tend to think it’s just stale old Wonderbread at this point. It’s seen as incredibly white, Eurocentric, and conservative in the public eye. Many young people, me included, have been turned off to religion, specifically Christianity, due to its rather boring appearance. Or maybe we’re all just rebels trying to get back at our parents (and the greater society) for making us … Continue reading What good is theology?
