Alternative Christmas
Turning on your TV and radio during the holidays can be a polarizing action. Ahh, TV! Only really encountered these days during the holidays, when we rush back to our …
Month: December 2017
Finding Home in the Holiday Season
Oh, the holidays — that idealized time of year when life seems to stand still in the wake of the euphoric bliss that is a two-week hiatus from academia, spent …
Dear Phyllis: It’s Freaking Cold!
Dear Phyllis, As you may have noticed, it is cold AF outside. The house I live in was built in like, 1923, and it is FREEZING. I can see my …
Writing as Resistance: Lessons Learned from Chris Hedges’ Market Hall Address
“Real journalism is not concerned with the news, it is concerned with the truth,” Chris Hedges articulated to a crowd of community members, professors, and students on November 20, 2017 …
DEBATE: It’s Bigger than Benches
[Content warning: please be advised that this piece and the accompanying debate piece include discussion of abortion and pregnancy, as well language that may be considered cisnormative.] The pro-life benches …
Living Off-Campus in My First Year
First year is one of the most impactful years for a freshly-minted high school-grad, and where you live further defines your experience. When I was applying, only a short two …
Flying Under the Radar: Why We Need Wild Bees
When most people think of bees, the honeybees that live in huge hives come to mind. Honeybees are the most popular species in the bee world. But, the majority of …
DEBATE: A Free Speech Lens on Pro-Life Benches
[Content warning: please be advised that this piece and the accompanying debate piece include discussion of abortion and pregnancy, as well language that may be considered cisnormative.] What started as …
Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
“If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song.” – Llewyn Davis, Inside Llewyn Davis I must admit I tend to have a habit of …
The Ideal Student Tenant
This being the Housing Issue of Arthur and the last issue before the Christmas Holidays, I thought I might get some food for thought for my fellow students to mull …