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Olivia Kerben


Is unprecedented our new normal?

Despite all of the non-political noise surrounding the 2024 presidential election cycle, opinion writer Olivia Kerben encourages college students to continue engaging in democracy.


In the blink of an eye

  In the moment, the days feel long and the weeks are stretched, but when we reminisce, it is as if time can’t seem to slow down. Unbeknownst to my first-year self, the next four years would fly by. 


Is ignorance bliss or is being naive bliss?

I could not wrap my head around the fact of how I said ‘bye’ and ‘see you soon’ so casually, because how could something so tragic, ugly and horrible happen? But, car accidents as a result of drunk driving occur with greater frequency than commonly perceived.