When I was about 6 years old, I had a very annoying habit. My parents would come to pick me up from playing at a friend's house, and, no matter how long I had been there, I would throw a fit - a loud, embarrassing, bratty tantrum. This habit also came out just before bedtime when I always wanted to stay up for five more minutes. My parents ... [Read More…]
Choose your own adventure: Job interview edition
It's the day of the big interview. You have an hour before you need to leave, so you: A. Take a nap. You don't need to set an alarm. You'll wake up in time, but NOW YOU'RE AN HOUR LATE. B. Trim your bangs just a little to make yourself look more professional. But then you end up with a bowl cut that makes you look like member of The Beatles. ... [Read More…]
When you feel like a drowned cat
When I was a kid, swimming was like a superpower. We could move through the water at seemingly breakneck speeds, hold our breath for unbelievably long periods of time and be transported to another world underwater. In the pool, I felt like I could do anything. But slowly, the taller I grew and the heavier I got, and the less in shape I allowed ... [Read More…]
Marissa versus Nature
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Dominion over animals. It's a God-given right. Recently, however, my house seems to be void of this right, ... [Read More…]
Why we’re not doomed
Sometimes it feels like our name should be the Doomed Generation instead of the Millennials. Seriously, if you Google "why this generation is..." the first suggestion Google gives is "doomed." If you're ever feeling overly optimistic, try Googling different variations of that search. It's partially entertaining but, for the most part, downright ... [Read More…]
America is more Nobel than you
The Nobel Peace Prize was recently awarded to two individuals - Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakastani who was attacked by the Taliban for advocating the education of Muslim girls, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian actively fighting against the exploitation of children. Yousafzai is the youngest to ever receive a Nobel Prize. Her story is ... [Read More…]
A glossary to understand seniors
Though it's still the first semester of my senior year, large chunks of my time are being spent discussing and Googling and worrying about my impending graduation. It's annoying. I'm convinced I'm using the same words over and over again. So I've compiled a glossary - buzzwords almost every senior is using - so you can understand the annoying ... [Read More…]
Getting old
I think I'm getting old. The signs are all there. I have several gray hairs. When I stand up after sitting for an extended period of time, I feel stiff. I can't stay up as late as I used to (I'm completely useless after an all-nighter), I can't sleep in as late as I used to (only until about 11 a.m.), I find myself always in need of a cardigan ... [Read More…]
Your basic back-to-school essay
Elementary school had a lot of things going for it. Maybe the best part, besides recess and pizza Friday's, was that teachers didn't expect third-graders to be able to do anything besides spell basic words, write in cursive (both of which aren't used anymore) and go to the bathroom on their own, so at the beginning of the year, they'd assign essays ... [Read More…]
ACU to lay off clinic doctor, nurses
The university will outsource ACU's medical clinic to the Hendrick Health System rather than being run by ACU staff. Dr. Ellen West, medical director of the clinic, said she was told on Friday that May 30 would be her and the staff's last day. "It has been a great pleasure to be able to take care of ACU students," West said. "We see it as ... [Read More…]
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