Written by Dylan Doyle, Contributing writer I will be frank: in recent months, the ruling party in our nation has poisoned our body politic. You are tired of hearing about it. You are burnt out on the 24-hour news cycle which is always covering a new or evolving scandal. You want to retreat into your Read More
Written by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer December is upon us yet again, and as the holiday season begins and the end of the year looms ever closer, our culture finds itself in desperate need of reflection. Like you, I am haunted by unwanted remembrances of November of yesteryear, when an unfortunate number of Americans chose Read More
Written by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer University professors: worry not, I come in peace. However, we need to have an honest chat about grading and class difficulty. Let’s get the ugly truth out of the way first: some classes are too hard and others too easy. This isn’t always your fault. After all, most of Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer April is an interesting month here at scenic Murray State – spring is in the air, flowers and trees are coming back to life after our balmy winter and the stairs of Lovett Auditorium are silent after weeks of All Campus Sing practice. Or are we supposed to call Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer If you are anything like me, your Facebook feed is overflowing with articles contributed by your friends to The Odyssey Online, often peppered with comma splices, subject-verb disagreement and any number of other grammatical mistakes. There is a time and a place for this Buzzfeed-esque guilty-pleasure-indulgent writing (I personally Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer To all of you late-teens-early-20-something readers out there: are you desperately trying to prove (to yourself, your parents) that you are a real adult? Are you terrified to reach out and ask for help? Would seeking assistance make you feel weak or incapable? Do you suffer from a myopic Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer It’s the kind of thing you hear people say in the heat of an argument: don’t get defensive. When someone says something hurtful (a harsh truth, a boldfaced lie, a personal jab), it stings because we have been emotionally attacked, and our brains begin running defense. The truth is, Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer As a journalism major, I’m expected to keep up with the news. Our professors don’t just encourage us to pay attention to current events; they require it. Since political journalism is what interests me, I do my best to take in as much political coverage as possible from Read More