Fall into the outdoors
Autumn can be a magical time of the year. The trees start looking like little balls of candy against the mountain sides; everything becomes pumpkin …
Fearfully excited for post-graduation
On December 16, 2017, I will have to walk across a stage and accept an empty cylinder which will somehow symbolize my degree. In the …
Live, laugh and eat local
I realize that we’ve all been so strapped for cash at some point that we have had to eat that super cheap bowl of Ramen …
Give the Second Amendment a shot
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding firearms lately, but can they be beneficial to stress relief? I grew up in rural South Africa …
Finding parking spots–a rarity
There are many things to look out for when circling through the parking lots of East Tennessee State University in search of a spot. When …
The rise and decline of Netflix
Most American millennials began with Netflix as a movie delivery system, but now we have the wonderfully magical world of the Internet that allows us …
How to beat the not-so-freshman fifteen
I’m going to be honest with y’all, I’m not an American. However, when I arrived in this beautiful town of Johnson City, a year prior …
This is not your grandpa’s back-to-school must-have’s
No, you do not necessarily need a notebook or binder with wooden pencils anymore. You’re in college now, buddy. Time to grow up, right? Well, …
Allow yourself to breathe every now and then
I find myself falling asleep in a slump of exhaustion more often lately. The hubbub of everyday life has taken over and days seem to …
Don’t be so quick to stereotype NASCAR fans
Her great aunt and uncle cannot attend her college graduation, because they will be at a NASCAR race. A friend told me this when I …