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 […]
Opinion
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 […]
Music festival season is hallmark of summer
WARPED TOUR – Pierce the Veil performed during the 2015 Warped Tour. This music festival is held annually in Nashville. It’s almost that time of year again. School is about to let out, students are about to pack up and go home; others are planning the trip of a lifetime. It’s […]
Campus safety relies on personal security
What were you doing at 9:30 Sunday night? Were you grabbing a snack out of the nearest vending machine before heading back to your room? Maybe you were with friends, cherishing the last few moments of the weekend before surrendering to sleep and Monday morning. Perhaps you were even studying, […]
Nine-year-old reporter challenges status quo
A 9-year-old girl in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, is a reporter who runs her own newspaper called the Orange Street News. Hilde Kate Lysiak received a tip about a murder in her town, confirmed it with police then did some journalism and investigation. She interviewed neighbors and gathered other information before publishing […]
