One of my good friends, Thomas, and I have a running joke that before we graduate, we must emcee at a campus production.
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Colleges Need to Change Their Idea of Success
Colleges must remodel their admissions models by considering all factors of student potential. I am not arguing that the traditional standardized tests and grading scales should be thrown out, but it would be extremely beneficial for academic institutions to advertise metrics besides the classic ones like acceptance rates.
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You Are Replaceable
As important as you think and know you are and as much as you think you deserve to drive above the speed limit, you are still so insignificant to the greater world.
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Embracing “Positive Masculinity”: Navigating Society’s Ever-Changing Expectations of Men
Often, men find themselves walking a tightrope, attempting to balance the appropriate amount of masculinity. Men are encouraged to be vulnerable, but only in the proper context and in the right amounts.
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My New Workout Plan: From a Retired BC Athlete
After four years of competitive Division I athletics here at Boston College, I find myself standing disoriented in the plex, the faint sound of music buzzing through the speakers around me.
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Heroic Savior or Clueless Simpleton: The Trials of a Pompous Protagonist
Not all heroes wear capes. Or so I thought, as I walked by Shea Field and stumbled upon a sight I never expected—a coyote frozen under a layer of permafrost.
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The B.A.D. Trifecta
Despite some recent warmer weather, winter has not quite departed Chestnut Hill. Even though the cold hasn’t been as prominent this year, the seasonal depression is undoubtedly present.
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Is The Fear of AI in Academia Justified?
The technology to accurately determine whether AI has been used simply doesn’t exist yet, but is it even necessary in most cases? More often than not, students aren’t using this technology in the way teachers fear.
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Embracing the Simplicity of Spirituality
The most numerous stat to my name is the number of times I have attended mass. 52 Sundays multiplied by 19 years equals 988. I am rapidly approaching my 20th birthday, so add a few for the past year—plus Holy Days of Obligation & all school-mandated mass in high school—I have probably attended mass around 1,000 times.
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Let’s Stop Remaking Shows
Creating a show that is supposed to draw the same childhood bliss as the original for a new generation is a huge undertaking. In my opinion, such an effort is better suited for creating new TV show concepts.
