It’s been an awful week. The fire alarms have disturbed our slumber two days in a row, Suffolk Downs closed, and our roommates won’t stop singing. Well, at least we can drown our misery in a weekend binge of Gilmore Girls.
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Dumb Phone, Dumb Guy
In an environment tailored for smartphone users, there is value in stepping back and assessing what we’ve lost now that we have devices that give us constant distraction.
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Words Of Wisdom From The Depths Of The Internet
When faced with possibility of expressing real personal opinion, we often choose to step back and just hide behind disgust and anger.
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Ebola, Layoffs, And The Secret Service Are Just Really Grinding Our Gears
Yet another browbeating of the Secret Service. We threw in a criticism of youth culture for good measure.
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Not “All About That Bass”
Although Meghan Trainor’s song “All About That Bass” does attempt to counter the idea of skinny as the standard of female beauty, it does so in a way that is not accepting of all body types and also sends other problematic messages.
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We Keep Pronouncing The Novel “Dead,” But It Can Survive
Writers argue about whether the novel as a form of true literature is dead. The novel’s future has not yet been cemented. If we can escape the distractions of the age, we can learn to love the novel again.
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In Defense Of Good Music
In both writing and use, pop music’s place on campus frustrates the musician in me. There is so much more music out there, and it will lift our minds if we let it.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Aims To Create A Sense Of Family
Hispanic Heritage Month focuses on unifying Hispanic students and inviting others to experience their cultures.
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Being Truly Prepared For What Comes Next
In the tension between a liberal education and the working world, one must find time to prepare for the realities of what lies beyond the college gates.
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Understanding National Days Of Remembrance In A Global Context
Since 2001, Sept. 11 has held special place in the American national consciousness, but if you cross the Atlantic and enter Catalonia, you will find that the date has had significance for far longer.
