The topic of whether cats or dogs make better pets is quite a contentious one, and I'm sure most people have heard heated debates regarding which pet is the best. Yet, in my opinion, it’s not even a...
Spring Break
Spring Break! The highlight of a long second semester. And for some, the highlight of the year. Spring Break also symbolically starts the countdown to the last day of school. Just a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Note: This is the second of two works examining censorship
Book banning is a form of censorship that started in 1637 when the Puritan government banned “The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton.”...
Note: This is the second of two works about holding down a job as a college student.
It’s time to normalize the idea of pride. We often pursue our ideas of greatness or success in hopes that others...
Let’s face it. The NBA All-Star game is not as compelling as it once was. It hasn’t been must-see TV in years. The days of Jordan, Stockton, Malone, and Payton are long over. The All-Star game hit...
Note: This is the first of two works about holding down a job as a college student.
College has not been easy.
As a working student, I have faced challenges while trying to earn my degree. From...
