While I understand the legalities, policies and common practices Christians should oblige when regarding the homosexuality topic filtering throughout the campus and social media, I would like to ask at what cost must our board firmly proclaim their stance on the matter. Just answer the question – do you or do you not support the LGBT community on ... [Read More…]

I know it's ironic. A girl in a big club writing about small acts, but I think it's important to say. Small acts work just as hard as big acts do, if not harder. Maybe they won't place or compare to the bigger acts as far as vocals, appearance, choreography or entertainment go, but that doesn't mean they haven't put the same amount of time ... [Read More…]

Sometimes I think about the person who sat next to Blake Lively in high school. I wonder if anyone ever paid any attention to them behind Lively's bubbly, loud personality and gorgeous good looks. What did Lively have that Barb in the second row didn't? As my time as an undergrad slowly comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the past four ... [Read More…]

The infamous flu… It’s here and infecting everyone around us. What if we feed and treat our bodies in a way that can help us kick our immune system into high gear and beat this thing? Here is a list of my tips to fight off this flu: HYDRATE: Drink a glass of water when you first wake up. Fill yourself a reusable bottle/cup and sip on it the rest ... [Read More…]

There were over 500,000 "Make America Great Again" hats sold during the Trump campaign, but during this entire period, how many times did we stop to think about what really made us a great nation? I would argue that our nation isn't great because of a strong military or anything tangible. What makes our nation the greatest country in the world is ... [Read More…]

Researchers have lots of theories about the Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials, but they don't know much about the post-millennial generation yet. I propose that Snapchat will be the defining technology for the next generation. According to the Pew Research Center, Baby Boomers were born between 1946-1954, Generation X was born between ... [Read More…]

Reading is often thought of as nothing more than one of many skills we learn in school. Some people will use it for the rest of their life, but the rest of us can get by using it minimally. Like math, I may need to know how to do it at a basic level to accomplish some tasks in life here and there, but I don't ever need to go very deep with it. The ... [Read More…]

Businesses would tell you that compromise is rooted in losing, and no matter what the compromise comes to, neither side is truly happy with the result. However, in a country dictated by partisan agendas, compromise is the best option for inclusive policy. On Jan. 20, 2018, a government shutdown resulted from politicians refusing to compromise on ... [Read More…]