Last Thursday evening I decided to take a stroll around campus. As I followed the sidewalk along the back of Blossom Hall, I passed a steady line of empty parked cars. […]

  I have the inexplicable issue of having a multitude of stories, ideas and pictures in my head that are all competing to move to the front of my thoughts. Most people would […]

  I always thought creativity was a bit self-indulgent. Unless, of course, you were an artist, musician, or someone who had otherwise devoted his or her life to producing beautiful, complex things […]

  It is a seemingly inevitable part of human nature to neglect the positive things we are surrounded with and to dwell on apparent obstacles to our own happiness. We college students aren’t immune […]

  I think that it would be safe to assume that most people who have gotten to know me in the last four years would likely view me as a confident, successful, and […]

  As a high school student looking at universities, I remember visiting a few different colleges. There were always the main questions I would ask, about class sizes, professors, things to do […]

  Graduation is a day that seems so far away, but it comes sooner than you think. I know you probably do not believe me. You’re knee deep in papers, you have […]

  In my understanding, hipsters are people who go against mainstream culture in search of individuality.  Dictionary.com gives this definition of individuality: “a person or thing of individual or distinctive character.” Doesn’t […]

  Every time someone mentions spending Valentines Day alone, a collective shudder echoes among the female population. I feel that this is unfair; it isn’t the fault of this day that any […]

  I heard a story once about an old woman with severe dementia who went to a wedding with her family. To their complete and utter horror, at a brief moment during […]