A college graduate-to-be is like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars, standing on a ledge with stormtroopers closing in and blasters firing. For most college seniors, in their final days as a student, the stormtroopers represent the impending graduation date, and the abyss represents the immediate unknown future. We're all faced with a choice: to ... [Read More…]
A note on Valentine’s Day, after the fact
"Look at all the things no one will be buying us," I said to a friend as I gestured to a table full of stuffed bears and candy hearts. That was only a few days after New Years, but alas, the omens of Valentine's Day have vanished faster than Abilene's winter weather and just in time to make room for shamrocks and green tinted foods. I am not ... [Read More…]
Tough majors are a gift
Last week Brittany Jackson wrote a column titled "Why college journalism is the toughest thing I've done." That week she spent countless hours working on the 24-page, Sing Song edition of the Optimist. You too may feel like you're drowning in your major, or maybe your loans, and you also have a list of why it's so hard. But whether you think ... [Read More…]
Barbie: a new ally in the fight for body and race representation
Barbie steps out of the Dream House and into reality as Mattel releases a new line of dolls in various skin tones and body types. Mattel's decision is the latest addition to a trend among major companies producing body positive images and products for young girls and women. Diverse body and race representation is finally being implemented by ... [Read More…]
Why college journalism is the toughest thing I’ve done
I know you probably read the headline and rolled your eyes as you're swimming in algorithms and DNA sequences, but hear me out. In the past three and a half years, I've learned that no other major could leave me as badly bruised as journalism has. Here's why: We aren't given the luxury of keeping our work in our manila folders at home. The ... [Read More…]
I wasn’t meant to be a Westerner
My hair extends about five inches in all directions from my scalp in a rounded, curly afro. Since Sunday night, I've been trying to figure out what I'm going to do to make it fit under my foam cowboy hat for the senior Sing Song. I've thought of putting it in a bun, but it's not long enough in the back to put on top of my head. I've thought ... [Read More…]
Bernie Sanders campaign captures the promise of youth
Eighty-four percent of Iowan democrats under the age of 30 just voted for a gruff grandfatherly socialist from New Hampshire. The unpolished aura of the self-proclaimed democratic socialist captivates our youngest voting bloc, 18-24 year olds, and inspires millennials across the nation to "Feel the Bern." Sanders' unexpected dash to the top of the ... [Read More…]
Sing Song isn’t for everyone
I am just going to come right out and say it. I am not participating in Sing Song. As a first-year and a transfer student (it's complicated) I really just don't understand all the hype surrounding Sing Song. I transferred from a public college and so nothing prepared me for the spectacle that it is. I remember when I was visiting campus last ... [Read More…]
Agenda Pushing plays huge role in Academy Awards
The voting for the Oscars has been nothing if not consistent. Consistent in ways that prove what the average movie-goer has known for a while now: the Academy loves agenda pushing. When it comes to whatever idea is most left-winged and non-traditional, odds are, the Academy is all over it. It has left a good percentage of fans to abandon the ... [Read More…]
What Not To Wear
Lets face it; people judge you based off [ON] your outward appearance. There is no way around it. [IF YOUR FOCUS IS FEMALES, SAY SO FROM THE START] From the way you wear a dress to the type of jeans you buy that specify to your body type, society has created an anonymous [IS THIS THE RIGHT WORD? NOBODY KNOWS WHO IS MAKING THE JUDGMENTS?] code of ... [Read More…]
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