Op-Ed

Dear Kirkland Protesters, My name is Carol Pinkett, and I am concerned about the recent “sit-ins” on Kirkland Lawn. Firstly, let me make clear, I am a liberal. My parents voted for Obama,  twice. I cheated on my conservative boyfriend, Dylan, as an act of accountability. I am super down...

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  • April 25, 2024

By Jeneta Nwosu Like any academic validation addict, I was an ambitious child. My plan was simple: get my degree, get my money up and get the hell out of Dodge. Dodge being my parents’ house, not the proverbial city in Kansas.  Then everything changed. The scales fell from my...

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  • April 21, 2024

By Ian Iberg and Nathaniel Keaton 5.  “…” He was the voice of a generation. The Silent Generation. 4.  “…” He said so much with so few words. 3.  “???” He conveyed so much meaning in the space between the lines! 2.  “…” The Gettysburg Address didn’t even go this...

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  • March 2, 2024

By Indy Hauter I don’t belong in this world. As a 20-year-old experiencing adulthood for the first time, I can plainly see just how messed up our planet is, and I hate it. Climate change is causing annual forest fires in California, politicians would rather see their opponents in their...

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  • February 5, 2024

By Connor Pattinson OK. You guys ready? Let’s do this. To set the scene, on Feb. 2, 1877, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club embarked on their expedition to Phil’s house located at Who-Gives-A-Shit-It’s-A-Groundhog Lane, Gobbler’s Knob, PA 15767. Crowds gather around to watch Punxsutawney Phil emerge from his little hole to...

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  • February 1, 2024