As people, you may have to “play the hand you are dealt”, but how you play it is up to you. This positive outlook is my philosophy, and I choose to let it guide my way in life. After landing…
Category: 2015-2016 Best of Freshman Writing
Submissions for the 2015-2016 academic year
Rending the Veil by Emily Lautenbach
Throughout history, women have suffered numerous forms of oppression from the misogynistic mentality of our predominantly patriarchal world. A particularly severe example of this oppression is demonstrated in Jeff Jacoby’s formative essay, “Watching Oprah from Behind the Veil.” In this…
Sanctuaries by Emily Lautenbach
Sanctuaries by Emily Lautenbach Amid the virulent chaos and suffering of this world, it is important for individuals to discover their own personal peace and order. This concept is profoundly emphasized in Ernest Hemingway’s masterful short story, “A Clean, Well-Lighted…
The Development of a Musical Performance by Amanda Stutzman
Art is anything created with aesthetics in mind and can take many forms. Some see art simply as a visual presentation, such as sculpting and painting, while others view art as an audible sensation like music. Music is a form…
More than One Way to Tell Time by Jillian Bosley
Ever since I was little, the concept of time has been pounded into my head,—from worksheets identifying the past, present, and future of verbs to time management courses that I still have yet to get the hang of. Time…
Untitled by Maddison Lamont-Zeller
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous —Aristotle I grew up in a time when technology wasn’t so important. Although it was on the rise. it hadn’t yet become consuming. My childhood was spent outside in…