"The study of English, philosophy, history and culture teaches us how to take a step back and carefully analyze the intentions behind every piece of media we encounter."
"It makes me think about all my choices, especially when I choose to stay in, to not hang out, to not put myself out there. But ever since I saw the 2008 comedy 'Yes Man,' I’ve wondered, how many 'what-ifs' will I never be able to answer because of my inaction?"
"In a society where education is often treated as an ordinary part of growing up, we get to choose what we study, question what we learn and complain about the classes we take. For many others, even that choice remains out of reach."
"To be compressed into an assumption of who we are based on a few interests is flattening for us all, yet we find ourselves victims and perpetrators every day."
"However you look at this trend, women are getting more and more negative feedback no matter what they do or who they cater toward."
"The back of the can doesn’t give much information either, only a government warning and a select few nutritional facts: calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat. Although I’m sure that’s enough for some — and too much for others — it lacks transparency."
"The issue with Flock isn’t the arrogant name brand, nor is it just the critical security flaws in every aspect of their system. The real issue with Flock is the fact that it allows warrantless tracking of citizens, for no other reason than the whim of a police officer."
"This creates a real problem because originalists attempt to solve these debates through worldviews contemporary to the time they were written. These perceptions are oftentimes completely different than the ones we have today."
"I am not leaving every discussion with a completely different set of beliefs. Instead, I am becoming more aware of why I hold the views I do, especially when someone gives me a reason to question them."
"Had I spent hours flipping — or scrolling — through photos of Bruges beforehand, the experience wouldn’t have been as magical. My awe at its storybook wonder was replaced, instead, with a satisfactory achievement of my expectations."
"Cornell has policies. What it owes its students is something more difficult: evidence that all of those things actually work when someone needs them."
"Nobody is suggesting that Sheeran secretly sat in a back room and personally drafted the eviction notice. The point is more uncomfortable than that. You can be deeply involved in the circumstances surrounding a decision without being the person who officially makes it."
In 2025, 36% of teens said they use at least one of the top five social media platforms “almost constantly,” according to the Pew Research Center.
"I achieved my goal, surpassing my anticipated milestones in all testing categories of reading, speaking, listening and phonetics. Yet, I accomplished these feats in a much different way than I had anticipated."
"Don’t get me wrong, I understand the importance of supplementary readings — they’re an extremely helpful resource to add deeper context to a professor’s instruction — but it’s a different story if the chapters alone are the source of our education."
"Why can men slip free from societal judgement, but every movement of young women is scrutinized? These girls are not ridiculous or hysterical — at least, not any more than their male counterparts are."
"Many people are rightfully upset with the economy. But just being frustrated is not a plan of action."
"We don’t keep fire extinguishers around because we expect our buildings to catch fire every Tuesday. We keep them around because if something does happen, waiting for someone else to arrive is not much of a plan."
"I’ve seen videos from every corner of the women’s sports community showing how valuable sports are and what they mean to women. Diminishing our love for sports by making a nude commercial is not only hurtful but harmful."
"The most recent Battle for the Victory Bell, held in 2024, ended in an unfortunate loss for Miami University. It also happened to be the first college football game I got to experience."