An Analysis: What is the norm?
Categories: Not Your Average Week
How can we define what is the norm and what is alternative? To be truthful, we can’t. But at least we can try. Time to analyze!
OPINION: Obama Fails on Immigration Reform, DREAM Act
Categories: Current Events
Provisions are needed in establishing reasonable immigration reform. It is an obvious first step to cease the deportations of DREAM Act-eligible youth.
Voting with ballots and dollars
Categories: Current Events
We are voting each and every day with every dollar we spend. From the movies we see, to the shoes we buy, to the stores that which we choose to shop in and the stores we don’t, we take politics into our own hands.
Mom texting: It’s growing on me
Categories: Family Week
When my mom began to text me during my freshman year at Boston College, at first it made me feel wildly uncomfortable. Beyond the wrongful use of abbreviations, during our first few conversations via text, I felt that my mother was entering a sacred territory. But now, mom texting feels familiar and similar to the notes I used to get with my lunch bag when I was in grade school.
We’re cynical, confused, and just don’t care about politics
Categories: Current Events
Why is it that kids don’t give a shit about politics? Today’s politicians just don’t seem to measure up. When your generation has grown up with Jon Edwards, Mark Foley, and Gary Condit – not to mention all the influence of money in politics – it’s hard not to be cynical.
We want to go to Cuba, please end the embargo!
Categories: Current Events
Ah, Cuba, the land of bountiful beaches, booming casinos, and, of course, cigars. The U.S. has stalled relations with our island neighbor for 50 years now, and Millennials, too young to remember the complexities of the Cold War, are speaking out about the need to end the embargo.
Change is what we want to believe in
Categories: Business
We switch from job to job because our college applications told us we needed to be well rounded. Because the restaurant manager said we needed experience just to seat people to their tables. Because our parents told us they wanted better for us than what they had. We like change. We thrive on it, we’re used to it, and we want it.
What would you change about your city?
Categories: Cities Week
Cities are the heart and soul of any region. They have the biggest density of people, shops, restaurants, bars, movie theatres, and everything else. However, as great as cities can be, they may not necessarily be the best playgrounds for our generation. Maybe there aren’t enough non-bar activities or there aren’t enough diverse food choices. [...]
“You’re Doing It Wrong”
Categories: Current Events
My generation – the next great generation – was raised to believe that whatever we set out mind to accomplish, we could achieve. We were raised to believe that we could fly to Mars, or that we could cure cancer. Furthermore, we were encouraged to find our own path while walking towards our dreams. We [...]
