Category: Columns

Growing up is hard and not because you have to call and make your own doctor appointments or because you are now responsible for feeding yourself daily, but rather because there is a constant fear of living in perpetual debt.  Graduate students living in debt has become the new normal, which is a sad reality… Continue reading How to save up for and survive retirement

Watching summer hastily fade away can be quite bittersweet, but thankfully it’s followed up by the arrival of the wonderful season of fall. Apart from the fact that you don’t have to sweat like a pig every day, fall has a lot of other attractive things up its sleeve. From the clothing varieties to the… Continue reading Why is fall considered the best season of them all?

What is the only living thing that loves you more than you love yourself, is most excited to see you after a long day at school or work or gets so excited just to be on the same couch as you? Your dog! For as long as dogs have been domesticated, they have had a… Continue reading Why dogs are our best friends

If you’re a student, you understand the need for a couple of days to rest, relax and brace yourself for the last half of the semester. Fall break gives us the time to take a breather and chill after the eventful week of homecoming and midterms (yikes!). For optimum relaxation, there are a few ways… Continue reading What to do over your fall break

With the 2016 presidential election underway, opinions are becoming seemingly more important than the facts. Teachers across the country tell students daily that it is important they use factual sources rather than opinions because opinions are not concrete. But if this is true, why is the solidity of facts becoming less substantial in today’s society, specifically… Continue reading When the opinions overshadow the facts

Most people have seen shows where situations are created and random people, who don’t know they are being filmed, are either forced to step in or walk past because they don’t want to interfere. These situations can range on a variety of topics, but sometimes it turns out to be domestic abuse situations. More often than… Continue reading Society’s abusive stance on domestic abuse

A big issue circulating in America is whether it is disrespectful to sit during the national anthem, or if that is a freedom that Americans have. Colin Kaepernick, football player for the San Francisco 49ers, decided to sit on the bench during the national anthem in a preseason game. At first glance, the gesture seems very disrespectful.… Continue reading Sitting or standing: it’s honestly your call

Call it a new trend: parents are disciplining their children on social media, and it’s safe to say we’re all sick of it. Since the beginning of time, the idea that parents know what’s best for their child has been the golden rule. Everybody, from the U.S. Supreme Court to the next door neighbor, would… Continue reading Stop bullying your kid(s) on social media

The bombings that occurred in New York and New Jersey on Saturday caused a deal of pandemonium, along with a further debate on religious beliefs and links to terrorism. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, many Americans have easily linked terrorism to and caused mass fear toward the Islamic religion. Although there are news… Continue reading Terrorism and religious links don’t mix together