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The iPad Kid Takeover: Opting for empathy for parents in a digital age
When I was 17 and working at a busy Starbucks drive-thru, it was not uncommon to be hit with the ear-piercing screams of a child in the backseat of a car as a flustered mom shouted to the microphone, “Can I PLEASE just get a cake pop?” before rolling up […]
Sit Down for Comedy: Stand-up comedy is losing its touch in the digital age
Stand-up comedians have been around for decades, some would even argue that the concept of stand-up comedy originates from court jesters, which would date stand-up comedy as centuries old. Across cultures, jesters served many roles reaching from simple entertainment to political critique and correction. Today, stand-up comedians continue to carry […]
Snow Days, Then and Now: Have we lost the child in us?
As kids, we may have turned our PJ’s inside out or put a spoon under our pillow to ensure snowflakes fell from the sky heavy enough to cancel school the next day. We dreamed of a day full of nothing but snow forts, snowball fights and races down big snowy […]
Did Taylor Swift Put the NFL on the Map? Long story short, probably not.
The crowd goes wild! People clothed in red, cheers and whoops and fists pumping the air. Everyone is smiling, laughing, dancing and enjoying the energy of the stadium. The stands are full of adoring fans, chanting words in unison. A lovely scene, one that every person in that crowd is […]
A Case for the Humanities
I’d like to start off this article by setting a scene we are all familiar with as college students. Imagine it’s your first week of college and you’re either doing one of those class icebreakers or you’ve sat down with a table of friends in the dining commons. Past the […]
Mold, Mildew and Maintenance Woes: Are we getting our money’s worth?
Broken pavement and old construction supplies litter the ground behind Doane. When you walk inside, it smells musty and old. The floorboards creak as you make your way up the stairs. Why doesn’t Eastern take care of their dorms? In the wake of the recent chaos from the power outage, […]
Your Money Won’t Solve The Poverty Problem
I had an interesting (and mostly unproductive) conversation in the comments section of an Instagram ad that made me realize we don’t understand poverty and low-income cycles as well as we should. I was making fun of an ad for an app that showed someone not realizing they were spending […]
The Purpose of College: A witty take on our vocation.
If you’re reading this, I assume you are in some way connected to a college. More specifically, you are connected to Eastern University. Whether you are staff or student, stray goose or professor, you play some role here. Perhaps you have found yourself wondering why you are here. I can’t […]
The Pitfalls of Journalism: Why bias and selective reporting are hurting journalism.
I have now been writing for the Waltonian for several semesters, and, like most other people, am a regular consumer of various journalistic outlets. I truly love working for the Waltonian, and appreciate a lot of the work my fellow writers are doing here. With that in mind, throughout the […]