• 10 Signs You Have Worked in Retail

    10 Signs You Have Worked in Retail

    Working in retail has its own struggles of life. Here are a few life lessons I have learned throughout my year and a half of working in a children’s retail store. 1. Mastering the art of the fake smile. Just keep on smiling and pretend you are actually interested in what the customer actually has…

  • Midterm

    Midterm

    People start walking in nervous, cramming in as much information they can 10 minutes before the midterm exam.   Asking questions. Panicking.  The professor walks in and lets us study/panic for a few more minutes.  Before he hands out the test he asks, “Does anyone have any questions or something they need me to go…

  • The Classroom

    The Classroom

    One lonely light shining on an empty burgundy table. A wide, table surrounded by lifeless chairs that yearn to have someone sit in them. The door closed with a glimmer of light shining through into the class. The black threaded chairs aimlessly staring out the window watching the people walk by and just hoping someone will use them.…

  • Ania Kaczmarek

    Ania Kaczmarek

    Germany. April, 1942. Ania Kaczmarek is in one of the many Nazi concentration camps. While working the job she was assigned, out of the corner of her eye, she sees a few crumbs of food on the floor. Starving, she wants to pick the crumbs up and savor the flavor. A Nazi woman finds her,…

  • #MeToo

    #MeToo

    From a young age we’re taught, just say no. When you feel uncomfortable to tell someone. When you feel unsafe to get out as quickly as you can. When something bad happens to tell someone. But when the time comes, a higher authority overpowers us. We are told to not say anything. We’re told to…

  • Gatumba Massacre Survivor Making Mercy Proud

    Gatumba Massacre Survivor Making Mercy Proud

    The clock read 2 a.m. as Sandra woke up with the sweats, trembling in her mother and father’s arms. The nightmare she wished would go away was still lingering in her mind. She tried to close her eyes and forget the unexpected massacre that happened to her and her family. She would tremble in her parents’ arms…

  • The Deep End

    The Deep End

      It’s been awhile since my fingers have felt the smooth touch of a keyboard. I missed it. I missed the way the keyboard felt when I typed. I missed that blinking cursor and that damned writer’s block. I missed writing. Well, I’m back. And I’m not going anywhere. This summer has been an interesting…

  • Sleep Deprivation and Caffeine, Every College Students Enemy

    Sleep Deprivation and Caffeine, Every College Students Enemy

    Written by: Weronika Raczek & Kayla Simas  Being a college student allows one to do two out of these three things: study, have a social life, or go to sleep. Sometimes, sleep is never the answer for most college students. According to an online survey, sleep is being thrown into a corner. The lack of…

  • OP/ED: Free College Tuition, But With a Catch

    OP/ED: Free College Tuition, But With a Catch

    Just about four years ago, I was looking a senior in high school picking different colleges to go to. Some were more expensive than others, but I still managed to pick one that I was able to afford throughout the next four years of my life. Loans may be an unfortunate reality, but it’s a…

  • Thirteen Reasons Why I’m Just Not Strong Enough

    Thirteen Reasons Why I’m Just Not Strong Enough

    We all have our way of coping with different situations in our life. We write, we blog, we run, we drink, we smoke. We do anything that can numb some or any kind of pain. In the new Netflix original Thirteen Reasons Why the kind of topics that are talked about, are the kind of…