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Realizing the difference between busyness and fullness

Maddie Murphy • March 7, 2019

In the last two months, my life has changed. The change was as minute as changing one four-letter word from my vocabulary to another four letter word.

An open letter to high school as a second semester senior

Maddie Murphy • February 27, 2019

As I enter my eighth, and final, semester, the comradery I’ve felt is unmatched. The conversations are becoming more vulnerable. The smiles are becoming more genuine. The hugs are getting tighter. The days are becoming fewer and fewer and the nostalgia is becoming more and more.

Long distance relationships aren’t all that bad

Jordyn Thompson • February 20, 2019

No matter how far a best friend is from me, she’s always there for me. I just have to keep in touch.

The case for self-censorship

Saly Seye • February 10, 2019

Lacking a vocal filter is the new rage; people see it as a sign of authenticity and associate speaking absolutely everything on one’s mind with anything from honesty to integrity to, as we saw in the...

Isaac Parrish • February 9, 2019

I don’t mind passionate people. In fact, I used to be jealous of them, something that transformed into respect as I got older. Possessing immense knowledge and excitement for a certain topic is something...

If you want to effectively make change, learn to effectively make friends first

Isaac Parrish • February 9, 2019

I don’t mind passionate people. In fact, I used to be jealous of them, something that transformed into respect as I got older. Possessing immense knowledge and excitement for a certain topic is something...

Undecided does not mean I’m a failure

Maddie Murphy • February 6, 2019

Allmy life I’ve been asked about my future plans. Things like what kind of job I want to do or how many kids I want to have always come up in conversation for as long as I can remember.I would answer...

‘No, where are you really from?’ Addressing never-ending questions as a first generation American

Amanda Kurukulasuriya • February 6, 2019

Where are you from?” is a question I often hear. “I’m from Columbia, Missouri.” This response is sometimes followed by the question first generation Americans tire of hearing: “But, where are...

Make peace with yourself

Katie Whaley • February 6, 2019

Somehowin the midst of being a nearly perfect daughter, adequately excelling in school and maintaining a super sophisticated meme group chat with my friends, I forgot to love myself. Or, rather,...

Voice your own love

Atiyah Lane • February 1, 2019

Self love is a part of everyone and once you start to lose it, you become someone you don't know.

Tried, tested, not true: moving on provides insight into self-worth

Ann Fitzmaurice • January 29, 2019

Every single time I took the American College Testing (ACT) exam, save one, I cried when I received my score. It took me six attempts to finally give up, and giving up was the best decision I could have made.

R. Kelly’s documentary opens investigations

Jordyn Thompson • January 28, 2019

The documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” includes many of the women who have accused him of abuse, rape and other violence towards them.

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