quot;Is Yik Yak still a thing?" That's what my friend asked me last week while we sat around my apartment, ignoring our homework. It's a solid question, too. I personally have the app installed and it gets a fair amount of traffic, but is it still cool or even socially […]
Opinion
Is family life the true price of higher education?
WAKE-UP CALL – The ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge's partner Marley pays a late night visit to Scrooge. He warns Scrooge to change his lifestyle before he loses all of his loved ones. One of my worst fears as a young child was becoming a workaholic. I had seen “A Christmas […]
Getting married young, a lifelong journey
EARLY START – Many little girls dream of getting married at some point. Should it matter whether that is at 21 years old or 59 years old? Some people might say getting married young is a bad idea. "Oh, you're not ready yet!" or "You've barely even lived, how can […]
Rule No. 32: Enjoy the little things
BLOW OUT THE CANDLES – Vernon and Sue Biggs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September 2015 with their children and grandchildren. Some of their younger grandchildren helped Vernon and Sue blow out the candles on their anniversary cake. I can’t force myself to say the word. The word that […]
Sacrificing campus health could be costing students’ wealth
There was no doubt in my mind I was dying. What had woken me up as a stabbing pain in my side had turned into my insides being torn out. I had never experienced pain like this before. Every breath was like inhaling shrapnel. After what felt like an eternity, […]
Surviving the sophomore slump, one 8 a.m. at a time
As a sophomore at Tech, I’ve been noticing something a little off about myself. Every morning since the beginning of the semester, I’ve had to force myself out of bed in time for my 8 a. (Alprazolam) m. class. I’ve skipped more classes than I’m willing to admit, and I […]
Are our favorite songs crossing too many blurred lines?
TOP OF THE CHARTS – Robin Thicke's song "Blurred Lines" was a number one hit on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks straight during the summer of 2013. I’m driving home after a long day. It’s almost 8:30, it’s raining and I’m hungry. (https://glasshousefarms.org) I’m almost home when I find […]
Why you can’t afford to trash Tech Times
I love Tech Times, and I’m proud of it. For the past few weeks, I have heard several students and professors joke about Tech Times going straight to their trash in their email. For those of you who don’t know what Tech Times is, I’ll be happy to divulge the […]
Is silence still golden?
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. At least, this is what we’re told. Over the course of life, we’ve all learned at some point that our society values the outspoken. Those who raise their voices above the rest are assumed to be the ones who have […]
Differentiating between attention-seekers and the authentic Christian
PEACE IN THE PARK – Students responded to this year's "Preachers" visit by drawing a peace sign in Centennial Plaza. These students read some of the response messages covering the brick patio. As I was walking to my first class back from fall break, I was in a great mood. […]
