Story by Connor Jasche, Features Editor I heard a quote recently that stood out to me, and it has been rattling around in my brain for a few days. Now, I’m not one for those “inspirational quotes” over some sappy background calling itself motivation, but as a writer, I admit words have a profound effect if Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor The world suffered a tragedy on Friday. Lives of brothers and sisters were lost, and heartache was felt around the world. Ultimately, there was grief. No one is allowed to undermine that. No one. No one ever said other countries aren’t suffering due to ISIS. The media does not neglect Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor Now that everyone has (hopefully) scheduled, it’s time to point out something that affected a large portion of the student body this week: those myGate crashes. It happens every year. Last year, freshman me decided to be on time and do everything I could to make sure I had all the Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor We often hear the saying: “Don’t expect anything and you’ll never be disappointed.” Or the advice: “Don’t set the standards high, because if you go below them, people will be disappointed in you.” There isn’t another thought process in the world that would make me more upset. I can see Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor I may not be proud of it, but I am part of the social media generation. I’m out of touch with the whole ‘screen-to-screen socialization’ thing, so most of what happens online just doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t do well with it at all. I’m a bad texter, I Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor Stop. Just stop waiting for Friday to arrive. Stop saying you’re just “riding out” this week so you can graduate. Stop making obtaining a six-figure salary your ultimate goal in the future. There is more to it than that. So much more. Obviously, education is the reason you’re here, but, Read More
Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor I can’t have the best night of my life happen and not write about it in my column this week. I’ve always heard of people saying there’s a moment in your life where you simultaneously feel completely at peace and bursting with energy that makes you want to just pause Read More
Column by Connor Jaschen, Features Editor An opinion is like nipples: everyone has them, but that doesn’t mean you need to show them to everyone. News has been diluted into subjective and sometimes blatantly false headlines rolling down a newsfeed for any college kid to glance over and write about on his/her blog, pretending to be experts Read More