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Moderate the in-class essay
I envy speedy writers, people who unfurl page upon page of eloquent prose faster than I can type out a paragraph. One thinks immediately of the iconic Pauline Kael, the famous movie critic who could allegedly whip together an entire review from her seat in the theater immediately following a film screening. If not to […]
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College: Keep it in perspective
“College is the best four years of your life.” This is a phrase that most of us have grown up with. It came from our parents when they recounted their glory days at the ol’ alma mater. It made its way into conversations with our teachers as they helped us navigate our college applications. And […]
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Why Spotify
If you have ever met me personally, chances are I’ve probably popped the question: “What music are you into?” Regardless of the innocence of the question, its importance in the development of my friendships really can’t be understated. Through my years of research in all things socially awkward, I’ve determined it to be the perfect […]
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Treat All Majors With Respect
As human beings, we have an insatiable urge to one-up each other. At a school where being ever better is our theme, we take it farther than intended to include being ever better than one another. This is most predominately seen in the division or inherent rankings between majors. This is not to bash or […]
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Zero stars out of five
Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” I try to take Darwin’s words to heart, what with him publishing one of the most important texts in human history. Yes, even with my […]
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Always Forgotten; Never Remembered
On January 21, 2014, a student at Purdue University was killed in a school shooting. Four days later, another shooting took place in a Maryland mall, leaving three dead. Just a month earlier, a high school student was killed at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. I can list more, but should I need to? […]
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Loving What You Do
I can just see myself now, in some bar sitting next to the Piano Man, rambling on about how I could do so much more with my life, just like John at the Bar and Davie, who’s still in the Navy, and probably will be for life. And Lord knows the last thing I want […]
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Print prevails: In defense of the campus newspaper
It’s clear that print media of all forms is struggling and I would hate to see any of it go defunct. But if there’s one type of publication that can, should and will survive, it’s the campus newspaper. When you work on your campus newspaper it consumes you. It becomes all you can think about, […]
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‘Gravity,’ ‘Aningaaq’ a testament to Cuarón’s genius
If “Gravity” were a symphony — and believe me, Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller deserves a comparison of that scope — then “Aningaaq” would be the seven-measure rest leading up to the third movement. The short companion piece, directed by Cuarón’s son and “Gravity” scribe Jonas Cuarón, centers around the man at the other end of […]
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Break the silence around sexual assault
I will likely never feel the same emotional pain of those who have been sexually abused or placed in unwanted sexual encounters. Either way, when it comes to the issue of sexual abuse, what scares me the most is the silence following an attack. I had a friend who was abused in high school by […]