Op-Eds
Op-Eds
Don’t dismiss Appalachia
I do not propose that their solutions to being ignored, like voting predominantly for Trump and other right-wing populists, are correct responses. Read More
foreign
When home becomes a foreign place
Struggling to grapple with this difference, I set out to find mementos — pictures, journals, old scratched CDs — searching through the puzzle to see where I could fit in, and find a sense of belonging. Read More
busy
Take “busy” off the pedestal
We are worsening our routines and encouraging others to do the same. We’ve internalized the idea that more work leads to more success. Read More
Halloween
Scary movies are scary and also bad
I have better things to freak out over than fictional monsters. Read More
crop tops
Halloween needs more men in crop tops
Satisfaction in the self can only come from experimentation and being allowed to express your style the way you want to. Read More
Halloween
The peristeronic postmodernism of Halloween
“Who are you supposed to be?” That’s a bit loaded, isn’t it? Aren’t we all trying to figure out what we’re supposed to be? Read More
Op-Eds
My house is changing
And sometimes it’s hard, but this change is a chance to make a new world for myself, in a new place that I get to see change while I do, too. Read More
study abroad
Frames across the ocean
Travel holds keys that unlock a number of critical doors. Read More
maturity
The inevitability of adulting
The problem is that I’m not nearly as mature as I’d like to be, and, being immature and impatient, I’d very much like to change now, and not wait around for the next life-changing event. Read More
college
Introversion and the imposter syndrome in college
Especially for introverts, classes present the tough situation of “putting yourself out there” when you really don’t want to. Read More
