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World Series Game Seven Madness with My Dad

Ryan Gillott | Editor Words cannot express how crazy game seven of the 2025 World Series was… November 1, 2025, will go down as a day I will remember forever. It will be a cherished memory of watching the amazing conclusion of the baseball season with my older brother, and my lifelong, Dodgers-fan Dad. My father has been a Dodger fan since he was a kid. He grew up in the Pennsylvania coal region and became a fan in 1971 when he played on a Little League team named after the D

Making The Most of Winter Break

Summer Hammack | Editor hu-lexxi - Pixabay As the semester winds down and winter break is finally within reach, students everywhere look for a well-deserved time of rest. For some, it's a time to relax, sleep in, and recharge for the upcoming semester. For others, it’s a chance to pick up extra work or travel and see family. No matter your plans: it’s a much-needed break from school. Still, for many students, the cold weather and holiday pressure can bring a sense of boredom

My New Obsession

Naomi Kim | Editor Wolfblur - Pixabay Recently, I’ve gained a great deal of interest (and some knowledge) in fountain pens and their inks. Last Christmas, a close friend had gifted me (and everybody else in our five person friend group) a fountain pen and some ink. I was gifted a white LAMY Safari pen, a black Jinhao 35 pen, a glass bottle of Pilot’s Iroshizuku Ku-jaku ink, and a Mnemosyne notepad. Initially, I was not extraordinarily impressed by the gift. Of course, I was

Let Doors Slam in Your Face

Ryan Gillott | Editor Peggy_Marco - Pixabay Life won’t hold your hand. Life will open doors for you, but it will also slam them in your...

Mindful News and Media Consumption

Summer Hammack | Editor Alexa_Fotos - Pixabay With the state of our world today, it’s important to take into consideration that not every...

The Path Doesn’t Matter as Long as You’re Going Somewhere

Naomi Kim | Editor Jeshoots - Pexels Like many other college attendees, I came in not knowing what I would do with my life. I enrolled because I had known my entire life that I would go to college after high school, as well as because it was one of two options I was given by my parents, but I had no ambitions and motivation to do anything. I felt pressured, to say the least, that I had to find something quick, because college is a lot of money (although community college not