William Hamilton ’22 Opinions Editor As the spring rapidly approaches, and with it the imminent release of college admissions decisions, it is hard not to think back to where I was at this time last year. With the ardor of months of application preparation and years of high […]
“Free Wi-Fi Heat Here!” Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor My family lives in Ireland and my two little sisters called me the other day with pressing news. They told me that their tiny school up in the Wicklow Mountains didn’t have any heat that day, so they had […]
Ryen Cinski ’22 Opinions Editor On the night of February 7th, I was so tired that I could’ve gone to sleep at 9:30. All my work was completed, and I had absolutely no reason to stay up, except for the release of Ariana Grande’s 5thalbum, “thank u, next” […]
Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor The first week of February has already past and time during the semester seems to slip quicker and quicker still. To harness this passing time, incentivizing organization is absolutely crucial. WIthout a clear means to aggregate assignments, keep track of files and […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor 2020 has always sounded like a foreign year to many people. It has been used in TV series and movies of the past generations to allude to a futuristic time where people travel around on hoverboards and cell phones all create holograms instead […]
Henry W. Noe Opinions Editor In the cyclical nature of a college student’s day, it is reasonable to occasionally get into ruts and feel the onset of monotony with little else new to look forward to. Amid writing papers, scanning over practice problems and flipping page after page […]
Tyler Christiansen ’21 Opinions Editor There has been a lot of talk about how 2018 was a disappointing year for film. To those people, I say this: either you didn’t see enough films or you only saw Solo: A Star Wars Story. Despite these murmurings, 2018 has been not […]
Katherine Lenahan Opinions Editor The fact that we have to rely on the press to learn about what is happening in our own community is not only frustrating, but it is wrong. For better or for worse, we are a community that should be able to have a […]
Olivia Pan ’20 Opinions Editor Within the first week of 2019, the instagram account @hcerasethestigma posted its first anonymous story and since has grown in popularity among students. But why now? And why is mental health among college students globally dwindling? Well, the “new year, new me” philosophy […]
Emily Kulp ’19 Over winter break, my sister had an appointment at our doctor’s office. While she was in the room getting her check-up, the nurse practitioner asked her what her major was to determine her stress levels at school. When she responded that she was studying Political […]
Grace Manning ’21 Opinions Editor It has happened again. This time not in Pennsylvania, but on our very own campus. We are confronted with the issue of sexual misconduct far too close to home and we are wracked with questions that have gone unanswered. What does this mean […]
Ryen Cinski ’22 Opinions Editor For quite some time, I’ve had a great interest in all things beauty – makeup, hair, even the before and after of plastic surgery. Women and men utilize cosmetic procedures for a multitude of reasons. Some people, like myself, simply enjoy cosmetic procedures […]
