Category: Opinions

Last spring, my husband and I, along with my brother and his girlfriend, made our way from our house over to the grassy field where the year’s most anticipated event was underway. Centralhallapalooza, I hoped, would be just as delightful as it had been when I was a student, and perhaps even better, because alumni...

I am not a fan of video games, unless you count “Just Dance,” the interactive live-action dance game for the Wii. I would rather scrub my toilet than play “Call of Duty.” Most of the female population would at least admit to enjoying a round of “Nintendo Mario Cart” every now and then.Not me. The...

You spot an overladen cheese pizza draped across the pizza bar, surrounded by a cloud of minute fat particles. You evaluate the proffered vegetables with a gimlet eye, elbow your way through the discontented masses, and finally emerge to take your place in the dining area. After the meal, you surrender your silverware and plates...

The dashed median snapped by as we followed US-12 out of Hillsdale. I cradled a fragile cardboard cup between half-conscious fingers and let my lethargic eyes hover on the streak of yellow that blurred down the middle of the windshield. Drained of vital energy from half a senior-semester’s worth of work and worry, my limp...

“I can do anything boys can do – better.” I distinctly recall seeing that t-shirt in Old Navy when I was about ten. I felt girl empowerment pulsating through my veins. Sure I was the shortest person in my class and couldn’t throw a football, but that wouldn’t stop me from growing two feet or...