I remember the first time I debated. I had absolutely no idea of what to do, my points were incomplete, my organization was all over the place. And I loved it. It's been four years of competing with my team, of waking up at 5 a.m., of missing weekends (where […]
Opinion
Trump’s State of the Half-Truth Union
Photo from Wikimedia Commons Last Tuesday, President Trump gave his first State of the Union address to the entire country. In it, he talked about his policies, his first year in office, of the trials and tribulations his administration had faced in recent times. There was a lot of comments […]
The Failure of Trumpcare
After months of struggle, it seems Republicans are getting what they wanted: changes to Obamacare. But these changes will hurt those they promised to help, the middle class that will now have to bear higher burdens and will see their premiums increase next year. For the party of traditionalism, […]
Greek Life needs to change from the top down
After reading the news reports about the hazing incidents that have occurred at universities around the United States I can’t help but think, where did Greek life go wrong? Between recruiting new members and philanthropy events, where did we go wrong? Greek life has been portrayed in the media as […]
No more confederate homecomings, please
When one gets to one’s mid-fifties, one doesn’t have too many new first-time experiences. But I also became a father later than most, so this past weekend, in the company of my bicycling daughters, aged 4 and 8, I did something for the first time. I marched in a Homecoming […]
When Hate Trumps Hate
The moment I found out there was going to be a "White Lives Matter" rally I knew I had to be there. It had been too long reading about them, looking at pictures of shields and helmets to ignore their presence so close to a place I call home. So […]
The fundamental attribution error of political discourse
To recall the amount of times that I have personally heard another citizen’s insight of the incompetence of our country’s leader due to nothing more than a personality flaw, or another nonsense reason that has no solid factual backing would be a waste of time. By the time I got […]
Waking up from a DREAM
Photo by Steve Rhodes I would like to start by saying that I have no spoon in this messed up soup. I’m a legal immigrant that is here to get an education with all the benefits that come with it. I’m proud to share the ‘immigrant’ label with many people […]
Summer brings refreshment
Two weeks left and counting. As I write this, I am procrastinating. The cure to writer’s block is the procrastination of my other responsibilities. As of right now, I am avoiding eye contact with four papers, a presentation, one major final project and miscellaneous odds and ends that go hand […]
Seniors graduate into unchartered area
TASSELS – Kim changes her tassel during Goodpasture Christian School's high school graduation in 2012. Change is inevitable. Change is terrifying. Change is exciting. As I enter into a new phase of my life, I cannot picture what my life will look like a year from now. I have no idea […]