Fighting Burn-Out Blues as a Junior
As a 2020 high school graduate, my college experience started in the middle of the pandemic. Going to Pearson’s, playing
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Perspectives
Maryville College’s Adaptation During and Post COVID-19
The CDC established many guidelines to reduce and confine the spread of COVID-19. Most public places applied these guidelines to
Read MoreOn Self-Centeredness and Originality
In a recent family discussion about religion, my mom said, “Numb butts don’t make better people.” She argued that sitting
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Return of Spring Break Has Positive Impact on Student Mental Health
Due to the pandemic, in-person interaction at Maryville College over the past couple years was very limited, and spring break
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Finals are here, but there’s no need to fear
Earlier this semester, I wrote an article about time management and shared some of the tips and tricks I’ve learned
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Becoming an Adult During a Pandemic
Still feeling like a child in college is an experience I’d never thought possible. Everyone I knew before COVID-19 was
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Storm Windows
I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. My mother, grandmother, sister, brother, and I lived in a two-hundred-year-old Victorian home my
Read MoreUnmasking Ableism
Recently, the mask mandate at Maryville College was lifted. While students across campus celebrated a return to a normal life,
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Meme on Russian-Ukrainian conflict draws attention to US’ shortcomings
What makes a meme good is its ability to capture a feeling specific to an instance, a reaction to a
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Highland Eco: Mason Bees Emerge on Campus
A couple of weeks ago, when it was too cold for most bee species to work, mason bees started to
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