There’s a reason you don’t see class clowns as stock characters in college movies: They’re too high school. But in three of my classes this week, students have tried repeatedly to talk — at conversational volume — over lecturing professors. Maybe I’m in more core classes than usual — or maybe freshmen and sophomores are...
The winters are cold, cloudy, and snowy. The closest Chick-fil-A is an hour away. The governor is at best incompetent and at worst commanding a troop of flying monkeys. This is Michigan. But, as I returned home to my muggy swampland of southern Louisiana this break — and rewatched ESPN’s 30 for 30 on the...
“They don’t even like each other.” If you’ve been on this campus long enough, you’ve probably heard this about a couple or two. This means either a bunch of couples on this campus stay together for no reason, or the students here watch other people’s relationships as if they were on a reality-television show —...
When I was growing up, every time I ever said something like “I wish this week was over,” or “Summer can’t come soon enough,” my mother would always respond the same way — “Don’t wish your life away!” I hated it. I never understood why she wouldn’t support me during my fits of whining. But,...
Self-loathing might not be the best motivation There’s a common misconception that body issues stop and start with eating disorders. In my personal experience, all the problems I had with my looks were in regards to working out. I worked out six days a week in high school — for four hours a day —...