This One Wild and Precious Life
Morgan Pierce I will be the first to admit that what originally drew me to this book was the aesthetic cover. Little did I know that this book was exactly what I…
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The Poppy War
Megan Mahoney The Poppy War series has generated a lot of chatter in a lot of different book communities, and for good reason: it’s a fantastically well-written and well-researched historical fantasy based…
The Big Goodbye: China and the Last Years of Hollywood.
Andrew Korpan The book I’ve been chipping away at this semester is “The Big Goodbye: China and the Last Years of Hollywood”. It’s a historical look back at the 1974 noir film,…
Give Poetry a Try
Erin Zak Poetry overall tends to have a reputation as being overwhelming, dense, hard to understand, and highly intellectual, and much of that stems from how many people’s only experiences with poetry…
An Extended Family Easter: Opinions editor Sofia Na describes her family’s Eastern tradition.
Sofia Na For the second year in a row, Easter will look a lot different than it usually does. Despite the changes COVID-19 has brought on, I hold on to hope that…
Schrom Family Easter: Waltonian staff photographer Courtney Schrom describes her holidays in a big family.
Courtney Schrom Since I come from a big family, holidays are always a big festivity and each has their own traditions and special place in my heart. For example, on Christmas day…
The Easter Egg Hunt: Copy editor Jennie Brouse describes her favorite Easter tradition.
Jennie Brouse Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays to spend with my family. Our traditions used to begin on Good Friday when we would color eggs at my church…
Two Easters: Copy editor Meghan Mahoney describes the ways she celebrates Western and Eastern holiday traditions.
Easter is the most important holiday of the Church calendar for Christians. It’s a feast day in the Church, and my family certainly celebrates that. We have the assigned candy…
The Godmother of Rock N’ Roll: A look into Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s accomplishments and careers.
When you think of Rock and Roll, where does your mind go? Sister Rosetta Tharpe is likely the last person you’ll think of. Her pop gospel jazz music was a…
Feminist Icon Audre Lorde: Remembering her life and legacy.
Kay O’Keeffe Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a poet and academic who dedicated her life and work to confronting injustices of race, gender, and class. She was a self-described “Black lesbian feminist socialist…