If you have been feeling like death lately, do not panic because you are not alone. Lately, “the flu” has been going around campus and infecting people everywhere. I know this firsthand because I, too, was infected when one of my roommates spread...

Some students worked more than one job in high school, invested all of their earnings in a college fund, and were forced (or privileged?) to pay for their own weekend excursions. These same students brought the same work ethic and financial mentality...

However embarrassing the antics of our political leaders in Washington pan out, the depressingly clear reality comes not from the steps of the capital, but at the forefront of the classroom. Most students by now should have heard that the government...

Back while I was picking classes for my freshman year at GVSU orientation, I overheard a disturbing conversation. The kid next to me was blundering through Banner, trying to figure out which classes he should take, so a professor came over to give...

A woman rolls into a Starbucks drive-thru, two shit-tzus and a Bishon barking in the back seat. Across the parking lot, a Suburban makes its way toward the drive-thru. Distracted by her dogs, the woman gestures to the other driver: “Who’s next,...

My parent’s yard is perfectly suburban—rectangular both in the front and the back, relatively level, unencumbered by wild shrubbery or imposing trees. For years I’ve mowed this lawn. In fact, I’ve done it so often that mowing is now somewhat...

We recognize what our lives are worth on this Earth. We judge them according to what we have strived for and also what others have determined for us. As harsh as it sounds, our lives are not just for us. Everyone in this world is a connection to someone...

“Hi! I’m Taylor.” “I’m majoring in Communications with a minor in Nonprofit Administration.” “I like to write. Go on adventures. I drink a lot of coffee.” ….and so it continues. The friend-making game. If you didn’t come...

Ever heard of holding the upper hand? Your social media page is your employer’s upper hand. And that is precisely why the increase in the presence of social media, coupled with easier and more widely spread access to Internet, has made job searching...

The economic recession has directly and indirectly left college students in a predicament. Not only are their tuition bills and cost of living rising each year and draining their bank accounts at exponential rates, but they’re also facing higher competition...

In conversation, we hear two terms used to describe people who love movies: “movie buffs” and “cinéphiles.” And if you talk to one, they’ll likely tell you that the other is very different. So let’s compare. Most obviously, both watch...

Breaking Bad is the best show on television. And I mean that in the most unqualified, 100% sincere, no-doubts-in-my-mind way. It’s the winner of 10 Emmys (including both Outstanding Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for 2013) and...