Why I love ‘Jersey Shore’
I love “Jersey Shore.” More importantly, I’m not afraid to admit it. I have enjoyed every tanned, greasy, inappropriate-commando moment of that show. I changed my second semester work schedule so that...
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Voter ID law could dissuade civil engagement for a generation
The first time I went to the polls was in 2008. I walked in, was handed a ballot, marked off my choices and left. Registering to vote was equally as simple. I filled out a piece of paper during a...
View ArticleLife without a microwave: I am the 5 percent
I don’t have a microwave. It was a conscious choice I made one day while making nachos. Normally I would have just put a plate of chips and cheese in the microwave, but I had just moved in to my...
View ArticleI wouldn’t have a job if it weren’t for networking
I’ve gotten every job I’ve ever had through networking, including my first job busing tables at a restaurant in my hometown. My brother held the job before me, and when I turned 14, I applied and used...
View Article20-somethings and emergency preparedness
In a completely informal poll of friend’s Facebook statuses, I would say that about 85 percent of my peers chose to drink any worries they might have had about Sandy away. Their emergency kits included...
View ArticleThank you to our veterans
I joined my college’s newspaper staff as a freshman, and one of my first big articles was an interview with Bill Ayers, a former member of the militant, Vietnam War-era group called the Weatherman or...
View ArticleMotherhood is tough
My long, lazy mornings are gone. It doesn’t matter if I worked until 5 a.m. anymore, at 7 a.m., Junie Bea is up to use the bathroom. She’ll fall back to sleep for a little while, but by 9 a.m., she’s...
View ArticleSocial media: How twenty-somethings reacted to the Newtown shooting
The night Obama was reelected, my Facebook newsfeed was awash with with statuses celebrating his second term. It made me realize what a liberal area of the country I had grown up in. The day of the...
View ArticleAdderall abuse: A silent problem on college campuses?
Sometimes you read a story that haunts you. The story of Richard Fee is one. Fee, according to New York Times reporter Alan Schwarz, was a bright kid — a college class president and aspiring medical...
View ArticleWhy I’m not going to miss catcalls
“Damn girl.” People tell me I’m going to miss this when I get older. They say when men stop yelling things to me on the street, it will mean I’m old, and I’m not attractive anymore. They’re wrong. I’m...
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