Believe it or not, Pitch Perfect came out two years ago. (Yeah, now you feel old.) Even though it's history, the majority of the Internet/American population will know what you are talking about if you start doing the cup song. Some recent movies like Pitch Perfect have made a significant impact on our culture. Movies like Frozen, Mean Girls ... [Read More…]
I Don’t Want to Grow Up
Every senior you've run into lately is probably telling you how they're so ready to graduate, to leave ACU and be free. Well, not me. I don't wanna grow up. Growing up means graduating. Graduating means the real world. The real world means no more nap breaks, no more late-night Rosa's runs with friends and no more random excuses to make a ... [Read More…]
Taking a leap of faith
Studying abroad is a lot like applying for college: the tough part isn't getting in, it's staying. Starting is fun. It's new, it's an adventure. But when you arrive, it's not as easy as you'd think. You have to keep the grades, maintain the schedule and get to know the people. The same applies to studying abroad in Montevideo. It was a leap of ... [Read More…]
No intramurals this week? No problem
As a collective group of diehard intramural fans, we are in the midst of the worst 10 days of the flag football season. From rainouts to Summit meetings to pledging activities, our beloved sport is being forced to play second fiddle to other university activities, meaning no games will be played until next week. The sports world hasn't seen such a ... [Read More…]
About this whole senioritis thing
It's the fourth week of the first semester of the school year, and all I can think about is May. That glorious day in the spring when I'll finally be done with school. As graduation creeps up, it's extremely difficult for me not to act like I already have one foot out the door. You all know what I'm talking about. Senioritis. It's that ... [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…]
Ramblings of a partial retiree
This is my goodbye column, but it's not my last column. Which feels a bit awkward. Usually when an editor writes her goodbye column, she's sentimentally saying sayonara for good. But I guess you could say I'm retiring early or, maybe more accurately, partially retiring. I'll no longer be Editor in Chief of the Optimist, but I'm sticking around ... [Read More…]
Preparing for the future starts now
"It's not you, it's me." "I'm doing this for the both of us." "Our religions clash and my ancestors won't be happy." I said these things to the Optimist staff when I broke up with them at the end of last semester. OK, maybe not that last one. Nevertheless, it did feel like I was breaking up with them as I packed my bags and left ... [Read More…]
The art of the Netflix binge
Last week, I had a research paper due. It was the culmination of a semester's worth of work and while I had done a lot of preparation, the project seemed endless. I had three days to produce a brilliant, scholarly work of art. I needed to descend into the dungeons of the library, listen to dull elevator music and immerse myself in the minutia of ... [Read More…]
The hunt for the elusive internship
Observe the female college student in her natural habitat. She sits, hunched and attentive, in front of her computer, her eyes glazed over and her wrists in danger of carpal tunnel as she furiously types and clicks. It is obvious she is not on a normal hunt. She seems especially agitated as she hunts this exceptionally elusive prey- the ... [Read More…]
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