Imagine walking into someplace new and immediately feeling welcome and accepted. Now imagine kicks and punches flying while hearing loud yells resound off the walls. Doesn’t it seem strange to think about both happening in the same place? That was…
Category: 2016-2017 Best of Freshman Writing
Submissions for the 2016-2017 academic year
Things We Overlooked that Made Trump President by Lynsey Kutalek
I woke up early that morning, having a couple of things to finish before trudging to my 8 a. m. anatomy lab. The first thing I did was open my laptop to see the election results. The night before, I…
Our Call to Action by Kailey Gearhart
Authors often utilize a call to action in their texts in order to motivate a community to work for change. Communities are called together for a common good, and through their differences, they attempt to reach their goal of improving…
Skeletons, Monsters, Therapists, and Mirrors by Lexi Karayanis
In my sophomore year of high school, I was a skeleton for Halloween. I don’t mean that I dressed up in a skeleton costume. I literally was ninety pounds of skin and bone. I had become so thin due to…
The Gay, the Bad, and the Ugly by Alexander Felter
Fag. Queer. Homo. Pansy. Poof. These derogatory terms have infected my ears since middle school. I have been a homosexual since middle school. But society views and treats homosexuals as lesser people than heterosexuals. We think of the discrimination against…
Marilyn by Taylor Bronson
Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt, and bewildered. –Marilyn Monroe It’s one of those times again, one of those nights when I can’t stand the feling of discomfort. The light…
You Are What You Eat by Kalei Kowalchik
I am not a nutritionist, dietician, bio-chemist, or government-funded worker. I am an eighteen-year-old female whose allergy list is longer than this essay. All of my knowledge is gathered from personal experiences of anaphylaxis shock, 200-level college nutrition courses,…
Essential Liberty by Shin Ah Moon
A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. -United States of America Constitution, Second Amendment Laws are made in accordance to…
“Make America Great Again”? by Alina Jones
It was November ninth, 2016. The sky turned dark and rain fell somberly in northeastern Pennsylvania. It was the day Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. I know that in the future this moment will be…
My Love Affair with the Geisha Girl by Serena Garnett
I first saw her in a sun-speckled yellow and now kimono, black hair locked behind a blooming flower pin that burst drooped petals. Her painted face was doll-like and demure, her lithe body held stiff in the unforgiving heavy fabric.…