It is quite strange, being 24 days away from college graduation — honestly, I still know very little and have no specific set of job skills. This is totally not …
Opinion
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Repair As a Crucial Part of Sustainability
Two weeks ago, I talked about sustainability in the ways we consume and what we do with things that we have outgrown — whether physically or otherwise. This week, I …
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Discovering Balance and Self-Acceptance
They never tell you how it feels. They never tell you how it ends. You do not get to read the end of the story you live. You do not …
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Meal Plan Is Impractical
At EMU, students are required to buy full meal plans for as long as they live in the dorms. I am in my third year and have lived in a …
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Editorial: EMU Needs to Find Transparency
As my last editorial of my undergraduate career, I would like to use this space as an open letter to EMU. My parents wanted me to come to EMU because …
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Sustainability Can Be Easier Than We Think
Sustainability is a buzzword that EMU uses broadly, as do many other universities and corporations, but I believe that few people actually care about it to a significant degree. Many …
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Advocating Nature Through Technology
While some advocates for nature would say we need to stop using technology entirely and go back to a simpler time, the reality is that technology might be our greatest …
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Minimum Wage Needs to Be a Livable Wage
In recent years the minimum wage requirements of our country have been called into question, and for good reason. A minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is not enough for …
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“Pop” Has Lost the Intrinsic Value of Music
True music is a reflection of people and communities and where they are in their lives. Music creates a place where we can be completely honest about whatever we are …
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Editorial: Learn to See Across the Register
Have you ever wondered why it seems like service industry employees (i.e. waitstaff and cashiers) hate their jobs? There is a good reason for it, and it boils down to …