By Holly Hearn Until the fall of 2023, I had never driven on a road with more than three lanes. I had never driven outside of Maine or New Hampshire. Then, I drove 1,250 miles away from home to go to college. When we stopped…
By Abby Wahl As far back as I can remember, bats have been my favorite animal. The environmental importance of the creature as well as their curiosity and aloofness drew me in, despite their portrayals in modern media as being evil sidekicks or omens of…
By Alexis Bensoussan I have always been told that you have to “fake it ‘til you make it” if you want to get through hard times. I hate this advice. I struggle with the concept of pretending to be fine because it feels so disingenuous.As…
By Kaia Wright For so long, my brother didn’t want to accept care because of stigmas. Being from a small town in Florida, it’s hard to have any kind of moral failing without everyone dissecting your every flaw. Because of my brother’s issue with substance…
By Roo Fenwick I was just a 12 year old boy when I got an injury, a bad one. One that led to an operation that would end my love for the sport that was my life. What did my coaches have to say about…
By Logan Michael The international comedic, quadrennial spectacle we Americans call the general election has come to an eerily quick close, solidifying former president Donald Trump’s spot as the 47th president of the United States. Despite unbearably tight polls leading up to the election, President-elect…
By Logan Michael Kids’ movies are often written off as overly simplistic pieces of media that only serve to churn a profit. Considering the seemingly annual, overly saturated, over-advertised, and unbearably inescapable nature of the colorful kids’ movie trailer, I can’t exactly blame people for…
By Logan Michael The 21st century often feels like one of the most politically divisive and eventful periods in recent American history, and that says a lot considering we’re only 24 years in. With heated debates over the fed’s approach to reproductive rights, economic policy,…
By Holly Hearn “Welcome to… the real Florida.” That’s what a sign read as I drove into Anastasia State Park for the first time on Sept. 7. The sign was right— there were no overdone, eye-catching attractions in sight, like there are in more well-known…
By Claire Buri Big cars, fast food and patriotism. If you were to ask people in Germany what they associate with the United States, they would almost certainly say these words. When I stepped onto American soil for the first time— only four weeks ago—…