The students who attended my elementary school loved Sam, the school’s custodian, and he loved us. He was a pleasant person, who frequently smiled and appeared happy. On one particular Friday afternoon, however, Sam looked like something bothered him. I was in the school library with my sixth-grade class. Sam walked over to my teacher...
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November 21, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Raise your hand
You are not a child. Stop acting like one. Raise your hand in class. When a professor asks a question, don’t just hear the question. Hear a small voice say a little something more: “Raise your hand if you’re not an undisciplined child.” By raising your hand, you silently say, “I am an adult. I...
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November 21, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
Why the filling station has the best sandwich
Sandwiches are some of the most underappreciated yet overly scrutinized foods. They seem simple, yet to make a truly incredible sandwich is borderline impossible. The American sandwich scene is a sparse one; dominated by the mega-chains (Subway has now beat out McDonald’s as the most numerous restaurant in the world), we have continued to settle...
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November 21, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
‘The Last of Us’ marks new era of story-driven games
Joel and Ellie barely survived the initial ambush. Cornered and outnumbered, the duo’s only chance of survival was for me to steer them through it. Out of ammunition, I was in for a hell of a fight. I am not a ‘gamer.’ Occasionally, I play “Call of Duty”or “Battlefield” with friends, but “The Last of...
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November 21, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
School choice works
I sometimes have a hard time believing how different my Swedish Montessori school experience was compared to what I got here in America. I didn’t have to sit at a desk listening to a lecture for an hour. I went wherever I wanted in the classroom at almost any time. My teachers told me what...