Category: Opinion

  • Expat Review: Potentially Great

    By Jonathan Kay Foggy Bottom’s new hottest bar is Expat. This bar has everything. Water pong. Good music. Employees ordering pizza from Domino’s to eat behind the bar. Sports on the TVs. Cornhole. Red solo cups. No people. And a frat environment without the frat-holes.  Dear reader, have you ever wanted to enjoy the frat…

  • In Defense of Wired Earbuds

    By Alexandra Savage Here’s the deal. I’m behind on the trends. I didn’t get Spotify Premium until last year and my iPhone still has a home button. If I had it my way, I would carry around a rotary phone in my backpack. Unfortunately, the world isn’t moving in that direction. For the most part,…

  • Where Does Your Tuition Money Go, Really?

    By Megan Krueger As any college student can tell you, attending university is not cheap. Tuition has been skyrocketing at an average annual increase of 9% at public universities and 6% at private universities over the past twenty years. This means that back in 2003, after adjusting for inflation, you would likely have been paying…

  •  Santa’s Reindeer Names

    By Alexandra Savage As we all know, Santa has nine reindeer. But how many of us can name them all? Personally, my school made sure we received a quality Santa education. I didn’t even take high school calculus because I was too busy memorizing Santa’s reindeers’ names. It was even on my SATs (which I…

  • By George is it Cold Outside

    By Zac Bestwick As the fall semester comes to a close, so too does the fall season, and as a resident of a southern state, I’m not a fan. Back in North Carolina, I used to dream about snow days and even being able to see my own breath at the bus stop. But now,…

  • The Best Holiday Songs of All Time

    By Jonathan Kay Happy Holidays dear reader. I hope this most joyous season is full of cheer and good fortune for you and your loved ones. I hope the spirit of the holidays fills you with the utmost joy. I hope you are in your ugliest winter sweater while reading this. And I hope this…

  • A Swiftie’s Guide to the NFL Part 2: Who Should You Root For?

    By Jonathan Kay Welcome back, dear reader. Did you enjoy my last article? Did you read it? If not, let me give you a tl;dr. Essentially, I explained the rules and positions of football to give you, yes you, dear reader, some baseline knowledge of the sport before I explain your most burning question: who…

  • Which Water Brand is Best?

    By Alexandra Savage We’ve all drank water before, and if you haven’t, I need you to call a doctor. Drinking water is a part of daily life. You might have found yourself in a situation where you go to CVS with your friends and decide to buy a bottle of water, possibly Dasani. But your…

  • My Body Image Hibernation

    By Grace Eberts, EIC Artwork by Frederic Forest https://fredericforest.com/originals/woman-sitting-etude-586/ There is nothing I love more than fall fashion. Pulling out my sweaters and boots means wearing some of my favorite outfits. I always look forward to putting on a cozy sweater in the morning instead of a tank top. I feel more comfortable, less self-conscious,…

  • A Swiftie’s Guide to the NFL

    By Jonathan Kay While this article is funny, it is primarily an educational guide to help Swifties decide what NFL team to root for. So you have a baseline on what to know when you root for a Swift-supported squad like the Kansas City Chiefs, I will begin with a brief overview of football and…