Empathy has always been at the core of who I am. It drives me to help those around me — well, that’s what I used to think. Recently, I have …
Opinion
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Puerto Rico: Each of Us Can Do Something
Our government’s action in relief efforts in Puerto Rico has been disappointing to say the least. As of Oct. 1, there are around 10,000 federal workers in the United States …
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Our Nation’s Economy in the Era of Trump
Writing an objective performance review of the United States economy is not exactly easy, especially when it is in relation to a controversial president. Many things are happening, and every …
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Embracing Tough Conversations at EMU
There are no shortage of problems facing our world, and by extension, our generation. We are being prepared for a world that is, on the whole, broken. There are many …
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The Case for More Trade Jobs in America
“So where are you going to go to college?” This was a question I was asked frequently as a high school senior — people wanted to know where I was …
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Consumer Culture: Destroying Our World
To be clear, this is not “holier than thou” editorial. I am just as much at fault as the rest of America in terms of consumerism. That being said, consumerist …
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Editorial: The Political Bandwagon is Full
Last weekend working at Food Lion, I had a less-than-positive interaction with a man who insisted that he was entitled to a 50 percent discount on the beer he was …
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Arbitrary Assignments
Recently, a word has been spiraling around my mind like a samara on a brisk autumn day. That word is “arbitrary.” Now, this is not a new word to me, …
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Iago: Shakespeare’s Green Eyed Monster
What makes a villain? There are a lot of ways you could answer that question. It’s everywhere in pop culture: Batman villains like Joker and Two-Face, Marvel villains like Ultron …
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Be Still: Why Our Generation Needs Nature
I recently read an article on CNN by Madison Park about a group of teens that threw a bunch of fireworks into a canyon and started a forest fire in …