Opinion

The following excerpts are from the secret undergound files of Doctor Gerry Stearson, from “the Institution That Sometimes Notices Outrageous Troubling Realities Everyone Always Looks Past.” Case File: Patient 74b [Maier, Jared] 1/12/16 – Patient 74b walked into my office today for the first time. First thing 74b did was sit on the bed and […]

It was an uneventful Saturday afternoon, and I was lounging on a hard wooden chair with my cousin in her dining room. One of her young sons was creating fences on his plate with his vegetables while his little brother, after descending the peak of his high chair with help from his mom, ran to

Disclaimer: First off, yes, I do know I am wearing a black facemask around campus. Yes, I am aware that it makes me look like a ninja, lunatic, assassin, Batman, fencer, New Age video game character, and Kylo Ren. No, I am not just wearing it to look cool. I get chapped lips easily, so

Although the Second Amendment has been getting more press recently, the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech, association, and religion is a pivotal bulwark in our nation’s founding. Free speech has become nearly synonymous with democracy, and as a principle it is highly uncontested in our country. However, the idea that someone can say

I’m an overthinker who is hyper-aware of her own personality. I’m in tune with all of my little quirks, and I know exactly what makes me tick. I like morning routines and color-coding my school supplies. I function best when my bed is made and my hair is parted in a straight line. I live

Everyone seems to be against racism. Every day we hear encouragements to “get out there and fight racism,” to “unite against racism,” and to “stand against racism.” I think these encouragements are good. But something about them has started to trouble me. Where and what is racism, if we judge by these encouragements? It seems

It’s Oscars season–time for all of the components of last year’s movies to be judged. One issue in Hollywood is the lack of racial diversity regarding film, including actor and actress, nominations. A Black actor/actress has not been nominated for an Academy Award since 2014. Yes, it makes me frustrated that a person of African

A few weeks ago, I walked into a half-full Gough Great Room where the Human Sexuality Task Force (HSTF) sat, prepared to answer questions and hear thoughts from students. They began the panel by reading two questions—one, it seemed, from each “side” of this “conversation”—and the panel responded to both questions. I thought that was quite

MyEastern: This page is an assault on my eyes. Along with the slide show of Eastern’s photos, the multiple colored drop-down menus and the Announcements menu are enough to make me instinctively cover my eyes every time I open it. Once I regain my vision, certain things begin to stand out to me. First off,