A Friendship that Speaks Volumes (a Poem)
Do you have that one friend who you don’t quite know when or how you became friends? In other words, it sort of just happened A friendship...
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What If We Treated Guns The Same Way We Treat Juuls?
I remember getting a startling news notification on my phone while hurrying to my next class on February 14, 2018. Looking down, I saw the...
Why Can't we Let go of Michael? Leaving Neverland and its Aftermath
The media has been abuzz for the past few weeks about "Leaving Neverland," the groundbreaking documentary which centers around Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who allege that they were sexually abused as children by Michael Jackson.
Broaden Your Shelves: Women's History Month Edition
For this edition of my Broaden Your Shelves series, we’re celebrating Women’s History (a.k.a. "herstory") Month. Oftentimes, reading the...
"We Hold you Responsible," U.S. Islam Advocate Tells Trump After New Zealand Mosque Attacks
Last Friday, at least 49 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded in the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. The...
At a Loss for Words
February 20, 2009 was a day that changed the world, yet people seldom remember it. In fact, about 0% of Americans acknowledged its tenth...
Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise
This time last year, a pit was constantly in my stomach because I still had absolutely no idea where I was going to be spending the next...
Cheeky
“Her. Over there,” my supervisor points. My eyes follow her finger and land on an elderly woman gently rocking in a cushioned chair. She...
Working From Rest
A while ago, I read a blog post which stated that we were designed to “work from rest” instead of what is typically done, which is resting...
What Your Shoe Says About You
I’ve never been a fan of shoe shopping. I’ve learned how shop for hours on end for makeup, clothing, and craft supplies (Michaels is half...
Why Title IX Does Not and Will Not End Campus Rape
It is time for us to realize the cluster foxtrot that is Title IX’s approach for dealing with sexual misconduct on campuses. One glaring...
Warped Fates: Letter from the Fates and Morpheus
"Dream Big" "May all your dreams become a reality" These are some of the various statements that have made you the individuals that you are...
Elevators: A Way to Meet Your Soulmate or Your Demise?
“The only thing I love more than love is love in enclosed spaces.” -Creepy Tim, Set It Up Four Rooms , 1995 Elevators are an integral part...
I Am My Sister's Keeper
This past week as a Rhodes’s student and as a woman has been a difficult one. Once again, we are shown the consequences of a consequence-...
Good News You Might Have Missed In 2018
When my 10th grade English class sat down to read the first book of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy , my teacher told us we were only...
Broaden Your Shelves: Black History Month Edition
For the first installment of my “Broaden Your Shelves” series, I wanted to suggest a list of books in honor of Black History Month. Growing...
A Not-So-Silent Protest
On Friday, February 22, 2019, a silent protest against sexual violence took place in the breezeway of Paul Barret, Jr. Library at Rhodes...
Today is National Love your Pet Day
National Love your Pet Day is today . And by golly, it should be proclaimed a national holiday because pets are amazing, wonderful,...
through the eyes of a child
When we are young we are given the duty to save the world To be better than those that preceded us But is that not deemed selfish, lazy or...
Breathe & Be
There’s an uncomfortable emptiness I feel whenever I’ve finished watching a show. For a few seconds, my heartbeat quickens and I worriedly...
