• Music lyrics do not define quality

    Music lyrics do not define quality

    One of the deepest questions I have struggled to answer in recent memory comes from a thought-provoking music video I saw several weeks ago. The video itself provided several possible answers to the question, all of which seemed plausible, but how was I to pick between them? I know that countless people across the world

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  • Community fosters interpersonal engagement despite cliques

    Community fosters interpersonal engagement despite cliques

    Remember when we were toddlers who retreated to mother, clinging to her arm as she introduced us to some unfamiliar people? The typical reaction to strangers of a four-year-old reflects that, while humans have an innate desire to associate with others, we have a propensity to gravitate toward associations that offer close relationships within familiar

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  • Jays should utilize advisors as resource, not use as crutch

    Of  all of the relationships that students create and cultivate during college, which is the most important? Is it with one’s roommate, a significant other or a friend group? I’d argue that it was none of these, but rather the relationship developed with an academic advisor. Why, you ask? The simplest reason: you must rely

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  • ‘Comedy of Terrors’ garners strong reviews

    ‘Comedy of Terrors’ garners strong reviews

    Comedy of Terrors,” written by Terri Mastrobuono and company, was the first drama that I have seen at Elizabethtown College. I loved every minute of it! Since I have studied Italian for five years, I appreciated the ongoing Italian theme throughout the performance. The comedic techniques used during the show included a combination of slapstick

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  • False excuses imply laziness

    We have all heard — and quite possibly used ourselves — the “my dog ate my homework” excuse during elementary school. Or middle school, if you were dumb enough to think it would work that late in your schooling career. As college students, we tend to employ our own ridiculous excuses for forgetting our homework

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  • Do viewers or media perpetuate fandoms?

    Do viewers or media perpetuate fandoms?

    Our culture is packed to the brim with various “fandoms” or obsessions with various forms of media. These fandoms seem to have gained prevalence within the last few years. As an obsessive fan of “Game of Thrones,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead” and “House of Cards,” among others, I find great joy in following the

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