I try not to use generalizations in my writing, but I do not mince words when I type: Voting for Joe Biden is the most important thing any citizen of the United States can do right now. With this sentence,...
photo provided by Carson Bolding Are you registered to vote? Can you name more candidates than the two white men at the top of your ballot? Have you made sure your grandma is planning to vote by mail so...
illustration by Ren RaderBefore I begin, I want to make it clear that I not only understand the opposing viewpoint here, but I deeply sympathize with it. I honestly do not want to vote; no sense of civic...
illustration by Gracen Hoyle
Early summer seems a distant memory, clouded by anxieties produced by the arrival of COVID-19 to our community. Almost immediately, another diseased system demanded our...
Photo provided by Connie Laing
This is a part of our 2020 Graduation Issue. Click here to flip through the whole thing.
As a depressed college student who obsessively overthinks, I often think...
File photoThe pandemic seemed to hit all of us in waves. First, the university had to go into crisis and problem-solving mode. Then, the students had to do the same. Making alternative living arrangements,...
Illustration by Ren Rader
As many of you already know, I have lived with severe depression for the majority of my life. And, like many of you, my depression is definitely triggered by our current uncertain...
Illustration by Andrea NebhutRecently I had the chance to peruse Joshua Anaya’s op-ed on Theresa May speaking on campus. His response did not surprise me, and he made some articulate and concerning...
This column was originally posted as a web comment on March 1 to Ben Falcon's column "The center can hold, only by living to fight another day" (published in print on 2/28). It has been updated for style...
Illustration by Ren RaderTrinity isn't the only university paying attention to retention and graduation rates. This has become a national obsession in higher education. For some places, their existence...
Illustration by Ren RaderCW: mention of suicide, sexual assault including rape and incest, murderAfter I provided ‘content warnings’ for parts of a course this semester, a student asked if...
Illustration by Andrea NebhutEvery Friday night, I run a little game of Dungeons and Dragons. Every week at 6 p.m. seven of my friends meet up with me in one of the various lounges around campus, ready...
