You never call. You never write. You never visit . . . unless it’s done with some sort of public demonstration. Is this really how the Student Senate works? After carefully considering reactions to my last article, I wish to express one last thing about Student Senate that I believe was my main point in writing about it in the first place. The main purpose … Continue reading In One Ear, Out the Other
You become more and more comfortable with your daily routines as time goes by. Wake up. Breakfast. Class. Chapel. Class. Lunch. Class. Nap. Practice. Supper. Homework. Bed. Going through the motions becomes regular habit as we do the same things over and over again. It’s almost as if we live according to a pre-made schedule that says, “This is what you are going to do.” … Continue reading Finding purpose and happiness
Recently, I found myself staring at the map of the world taped to my dorm room wall, and I started to think about the history that this world we inhabit has endured. After a while, I started thinking about how the map I was looking at is a human creation. In reality, it is nothing more than our perceived interpretation of reality, a reality that … Continue reading Putting the Universe in Perspective
I’m just going put it out there – I love country music. I know I don’t look like the kind of person who would love to dance around in cowboy boots, call a violin a fiddle, and ride around in my boyfriend’s huge truck. I’m not, but I grew up with the music, and it holds a special place in my heart. I’ve never really … Continue reading I Guess I’m Not a little More Country Than That
Around this campus, the idea of “privilege” gets tossed around quite a bit; white privilege, class privilege, and heterosexual privilege are the most commonly heard “privilege” phrases. Certainly there are perks to being a member of those classes. As a white, heterosexual, upper-class male I am less likely to be stopped by police cars, harassed for my choice in partners, and I have benefited greatly … Continue reading My Problem with “Privilege”
The following article is a satire Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Arizona’s House of Representatives has recently passed a piece of legislation to allow businesses to refuse service to certain individuals, namely same sex couples or individuals perceived to be gay on the grounds that doing so would be a great ordeal for their religious beliefs. This includes, but is not limited to, … Continue reading Why we should ban homosexuality
As college students, education is something one would think we all understand by now (especially if you’re an upperclassman). You take some classes you like, some you don’t; you take tests and write papers. You might even learn some things along the way. Hopefully you’ll connect with some professors well enough to get their support as you job-hunt. But what do you do with those … Continue reading Inquiring minds want to know—or already do?
Everything needs to be talked about. Talking lights the way for our species to work together, solve problems, get past old dilemmas, and paves the way for a better tomorrow. Being able to talk about problems at home with family, schoolwork with teachers, and career difficulties with employers, all create dialogue that can lead to a profitable result for everyone. So it is the natural, … Continue reading The importance of acceptance
The Student Senate budget is large enough to pay the full tuition for a student this year, with a little left over funds to buy new vases for all the tables in the Caf. They could be paying off student loans with just the money they set aside to purchase new chairs for the Courtyard, so this does not seem that unbelievable. What is unbelievable … Continue reading No ifs, ands, or butts
No homo. Oh. Okay. Yeah, as if someone is just going to go up and jump you without consent simply because you happen to be the gender of which they’re attracted. I personally don’t work that way, and neither does most of the sane human population. Just because someone happens to be gay does not mean they are attracted to every person of the same … Continue reading The dumbest thing since non-sliced bread
