COLUMN: On marketing Christmas
It’s hard to ignore the disturbing fact that Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Now, in the beginning of December, with hardly any time to finish your Thanksgiving leftovers, the holiday season is, unfortunately, upon us. Actually, Christmas came even earlier than pumpkin patches this year. Apparently, in early fall, with 15 […]
SHEA: On my knees
Supplication is an awkward thing. As looming deadlines keep me up all night and abruptly wake me up in the morning with panicked dreams, I’m painfully aware that in the next two weeks, I need to finalize the application to graduate school that will determine the next seven years of my life. Along with applications […]
RUTH: Wizard of Oz: Sea star edition
The scene begins with a young man, watching the shipwrecked sea stars splayed along miles of coastline. He notices an old man rapidly picking up the dying sea stars and tossing them back into the water. Confused, the young man asks him why he is participating in such a useless task. The old man replies […]
DEPIES: The Airplane Edition
I have made some of my best friends on airplanes. Our friendships have always been short, only lasting until the end of our shared flight, and I admittedly can’t remember most of their names. But I always remember my friends’ stories. There’s something about flying next to someone for hours on end that forges a […]
RUTH: Sentiments of SoBe
There’s something daunting about adulthood that makes me revert to my childlike ways. When I was in high school, I couldn’t wait to be an adult. The jitters of entering college consumed my every thought. College meant that you take off your training wheels and are able to live on your own, making decisions that […]
