Lately, I have been at a crossroads. As an education major, a future teacher, I feel pressured to make positive connections and acquaintances in every space that I’m in. To be a teacher is to be fair,...

The leaves are turning orange. The weather is getting chilly. The sun is saying goodbye earlier and earlier. You know what that means? It’s fall, y’all, and if you can’t tell, I am overjoyed. Fall...

In a perfect world, there would be no rules.  Everyone would be on the same page, everyone would be happy; it would be this beautiful utopia where rabbits and deer nibble blades of grass and lettuce...

Social media is a quick way to find out what is going on in the world and communicate with people. Millions and millions of Americans have at least one social media account, so it seems pretty safe to...

Non-binary or genderqueer identities can be daunting before you understand what they are. The most important distinction to know is that biological sex and gender are separate things. Biological sex is...

The political system is unappetizing. The easiest way for me to look at it is in terms of taste. It’s a system of sour and salty. There seems to be no sweet side to the mixture. On either side that...

Recently I have been reading up on false confessions made by suspects during interrogations by police officers. A false confession is an admission of guilt to crime that is not true. It usually happens...

Have you ever been the target of someone’s incessant complaining about how their crispy seasoned waffle fries are too crispy and seasoned? Or have you ever been called an idiot because your ketchup-to-mustard...

There is a problem that has been making headlines around the world that seems especially prevalent right now: sexual assault. Even with the talk generated by the ‘Me Too’ movement, it still feels...

I have always been fascinated with culture and people’s backgrounds. I loved learning about cultures in my history classes. During the 6th grade, we had to choose four electives for the whole school...

It is easy to fall into a pit of alcohol and drug abuse given the pressures, stresses and the culture of a college campus. Some people find it hard to deal with these kinds of things and resort to unhealthy...

Eastern’s annual Family Weekend was this past weekend. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and all kinds of other family members came up for the celebration. Eastern had a lot of different events happening...