I could taste food in my sleep. I had dreams about doughnuts and Oreos that were so vivid I woke up feeling guilty. I was miserable and hungry, but I felt good. My eating habits have never been particularly...
The Confederate Flag is a symbol of hate, not heritage Every day my dog goes wild at the sound of a large black Chevrolet truck. It’s not so much the sound of the deafening exhaust spewing global-warming...
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard the news. The presidential election is in full swing, even though it is almost a year away. With almost weekly debates and an overwhelming number of candidates,...
The first thing she did when she woke up was check her Twitter feed. As she scrolled down through, she saw retweets and direct messages shaming her. The tweets were about her and a classmate at a party over...
Austin Woodard Buddy the Elf provides inspiration for surviving senior year "You sit on a throne of lies!” Buddy the Elf’s inspiring message has rung in my head many times throughout senior year. Every...
Every parent-teacher conference my mother attended for my brother while he was in elementary school consisted of complaints about forgetting his pencil or drawing pictures in class. And every parent-teacher...
What would Jesus do?” The oft-repeated Christian mantra has been on my mind as I think about the implications it brings with it. Used often to prompt people into doing good deeds for others, “What would...
The student gave a sigh of relief. His senior year was drawing to a close, and unlike many families across the United States, his family was eligible to reap the benefits of the Tennessee Promise program. His...
In pop culture, lovable gay icons have entered my living room through my television screen, characters like Cam and Mitchell — the charismatic gay couple on “Modern Family.” Ellen Degeneres is a popular...
"This is a tobacco-free campus,” signs around school proclaim. As students walk by, they either don’t notice or they grin and silently snicker. They are well aware that the faculty and administration have...
