“Hot Girl Walking” Through Life

Viral exercise trend aimed at inspiring confidence creates a welcoming community for women in Northwest Arkansas. By: Emma Dannenfelser We’ve all seen it. The girl walking down the street in her brightly colored athleisure. Her headphones are in and probably blaring a...

“Life Begs For Comedy”: Jennette McCurdy on Her Time in Therapy, Her Mom and Her Best-Selling Book.

By Natalie Murphy As Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Distinguished Lectures Committee, the audience is very familiar with her. Simply put, the first time the mostly college-age attendees heard of and watched her on TV was when they were in middle school. But she is no...

Dear Freshmen: Now is the time

Story by Alyssa Crutcher Starting college can be an intimidating experience. Going from a 2,000-student high school to a 30,000-student university is enough to make anyone feel lost in a sea of thousands. While the number can seem scary, college is actually the...

‘Tis the Seasons for Sustainable Gift Giving

By Natalie Murphy It's time we acknowledge that while we like to think the holidays are still a time for religious remembrance and getting to see family, it has become much like every other holiday: yet another time for our capitalistic economy to thrive. And with the...

Women of Fire

By Emma Dannenfelser Firefighters are an integral part of society, and they have been throughout much of history, as well as the average American’s life. Children’s books, movies or cartoons, you name it, we were raised on stories about a man in that heavy, puffy suit...

Throwing Out the Milk by Paige Babcock

How do you separate the savory from the rotten and the sour from the sweet? Going through the days, I’ve gotten lost in obscene thoughts and nooks and crannies of my mind. Maybe tomorrow or yesterday, I can find the answers I’m looking for. While life goes by I ponder...

 


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My Second Chance

My Second Chance

The days following my suicide attempt   By Rachael Krasnesky Nov. 26, 2018  “Okay, I need you to lift up your breasts for me,” the nurse said to me while she gently searched my shaking, naked body for contraband. Then she took my picture, which I...

Instant Relief

Instant Relief

How deleting my Instagram account helped reduce my anxiety   By Emma Foster Nov. 18, 2016 As I sat with my American mission team and the Cambodian translators who traveled from village to village with us, I wrestled my phone out of my backpack. A...

 


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Silence is Not Consent

Silence is Not Consent

Many think that rapists are just the scary men in dark alleys, but they can be anyone and usually they’re someone you know. They can be your friend, the man or woman in your English class, the seemingly nice guy at the frat party. For me, it was the guy in my class who eventually became my boyfriend.

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What No One Tells You About Trying To Do Good

What No One Tells You About Trying To Do Good

But we were there as service learners, ready to not be those dastardly “voluntourists” who would travel all the way to the tip of the world to paint a house in a township only to have it get rained on that afternoon. I wanted my work to be meaningful and legitimately useful.

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