Growing up on the D&H Rail Trail
An open field dotted with Holsteins to my left and an impenetrable wall of conifers to my right let me know I was traveling away...
Just don’t say the R-Word OK?
Student 1: “I worked so hard on that paper, I really thought I would get a better grade. I feel like a retard.” Student 2:...
Feeling inspired after New York
Two years ago, I walked into Dave Blow’s office to meet my new advisor, just days after switching my major from social work to communication....
Trump is racist, misogynistic, orange – and our next president?
We’re all thinking it: Why would anyone vote for Donald Trump? It all seemed like a joke when he began his campaign, but the joke’s...
Fresh Perspectives: A collection of thoughts from a mountaintop outhouse
The outhouse used to face west—I know because whoever had the task of moving it didn’t finish the job. That is, I fell in the...
VanBuren family tree
When I was little, I thought that people with identical last names were related. As you can imagine, 6-year-old Martin was too young (and cute)...
What if it was you?
Rape. It’s an uncomfortable topic. It’s something that everyone knows is happening, but it’s also something most people choose not to talk about. It happens...
The hearts of the world
Within the fenceless perimeter of a university campus is an energy normally obsolete in nature. An energy which can nearly be felt before it is...
Letter to the editors
The issue of political discourse—whether focused on tone or truthfulness—deserves serious discussion, and it is worth considering what is meant by the term “political correctness”...
Unplug and make more eye contact
Technology is a wonderful thing. It provides information, it makes lives easier and it helps us stay in contact with loved ones who live far...