Since the 2015 election season, there has been this weird meme going around. It is a meme that has been showing up in the far right mostly, but to a degree in the far left as well. I do not know if there is an original line for it, but it essentially says this: We…
Where Are the Adults?
The realities of the incompetence of our current regime is shocking and upsetting to me as a twenty-year-old wondering where my adult life will take me. Whether it is Spicer’s “Holocaust Centers” gaff or Trump’s total switch on Assad and Syria, what I keep wondering is where are the experts? Where are the grown-ups? Trump’s…
Are they a sport? How should eSports be classified?
Video gaming is not what it once was. Think of the person you know who obsesses over video games more than you thought was humanly possible at Lawrence—spending hours in front of the screen, putting off papers to practice their “wavedashing” in Super Smash Bros. While many would argue that this person is wasting their…
Seniority Report: The Times They Are A-Changin’
In a valiant effort to pretend that the crushing weight of homework and the heavy load of exams aren’t causing us to self-destruct, take a moment to remember what greets us at their end: winter break. While winter generally shines with less light, not more, it is nevertheless an opportunity for six weeks of intermission,…
Maditude Adjustment: Why Are We Afraid of Spiders?
For most of my life, I was not a fan of spiders. Yes, I am a fan of them now, but up until a few years ago, I avoided them at all costs. And I know they’re more afraid of me than I am of them but that doesn’t help the fact that I was…