Valentine’s Day is a contentious holiday for many. On one hand, it’s an encouraging time for couples to celebrate their love, on the other it’s seen as an arbitrary commercialization …
Opinion
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Home, Strength, and the Pressure of Change
I have this friend I’ve known since high school who, at first glance, you would probably not consider a “mountain folk.” He’s super into computer science, loves to study Taoism, …
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Time Management Is Underrated and Hard
Time management is a skill that is both necessary and terrifying. It has been drilled into us over the course of our education, and personally, it gives me a looming …
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Pointing Out the Pointless Holidays
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, we begin to reflect on the pointless holidays in this country. Personally, I feel like we can group the main U.S. holidays into three …
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Growth, Why It Sucks, and Where We Are At
Over the past two years, we’ve all been forced to grow in some ways whether we liked it or not. Personally, I haven’t been a fan. We’ve had to hide …
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Dorm Bathrooms Don’t Need to Be Gross
There’s a lack of respect and responsibility that has plagued the dorm bathrooms here at EMU. Last semester, my hall, Elmwood second, had issues with students not picking up after …
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PWI As a Minority
Now that I’m a senior in college, I find myself reflecting on my life throughout the years at EMU. When I first came to college, everything was new to me, …
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Football and Its Importance to a Small College
When comparing Eastern Mennonite University to other schools in the ODAC, there is one glaring difference: football. Eastern Mennonite is one of the few schools in the Old Dominion Athletic …
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A Moment of Meditation on Meditation
At the beginning of this semester, I’m here to say that you should meditate. Find a time, a space, anywhere really, and do it. We’re all stressed about classes, but …
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The “Struggle Wall”
The “Struggle Wall” at EMU is a space for students, staff, and faculty to come together and share that which they are struggling with. This project was motivated by the …