College is a time when some people begin to form closer connections with their parents. As we grow out of our rebellious, angsty teenage phase and get hit with the reality of adulthood, we begin to respect...
During my first year of college, I lived on campus. I actually didn't get to live on campus for an entire year. Due to Covid-19, I had to move out before the year ended. But, I’ll tell you about my first...
As the final quarter of the NBA regular season plays out, the race for the MVP award has become a close race. Similar to the last few years, it seems like it is Nikola Jokic’s award to lose. Jokic, the...
March Madness is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. However, it exposes fans and students to the negative influence of drinking alcohol in excess.
There are significant dangers with...
Greek life plays a major role in many students’ college experiences. One of, if not the most important pursuit among fraternity members is recruitment, also known as “rush.” It usually lasts a week...
About 1,000 IUS students each semester learn strictly online. I am part of that statistic.
After deciding to take a third and final try at college, I enrolled at Jefferson Community and Technical...
Shrooms, zooms, and everything goes boom. Professor Anne Allen is currently on academic leave without pay, says IUS Arts and Letters Dean Barbara Kutis.
If you’re new to IUS, Allen was charged...
It has been four months, one week, four days, and sixteen hours since Taylor Swift released her Midnights album, and I’m still disappointed in it. I had hoped that time would heal my wounds, but no....
The Last of Us television adaptation has taken the world by storm in all its apocalyptic glory (or should I say “gore-y?”). As someone who has played and watched people play the action-adventure video...
Returning to college at almost 50 has been exciting and intimidating at the same time. Since coming to IUS in August 2020, my experiences have been full of contradictions and discoveries. Learning fills...
Eight days have passed since President Biden’s annual State of the Union address, but my feelings are unchanged. Too many sounds from my TV that night were disappointing. They weren’t from Biden’s...
Growing up, my parents always told me the starfish story. It went something like this:
A young boy walks up and down a beach throwing washed-up starfish back into the ocean. A man watching him asked,...
