Now think about the last time you went to the movies. Was it a week ago? A month ago? A year ago? I’ll bet some of you can’t even remember the last time you watched the lights dim with a bucket of popcorn in your lap. Especially as college students, we often don’t make time […]
I was always an extremely motivated student. In elementary and middle school, it was a punishment to not be able to go to school. I was one of the few who liked doing homework, and I was always reading. I was the typical bookworm nerd. When I got older, that changed, as it naturally does. […]
If you’ve been paying attention to trends in music, fashion, and lifestyles over the past few years, you may notice that everything is seeming a little…groovier lately. Oranges and sage greens are coming back into style, makeup is becoming more natural, and music is getting easier and easier to dance to. What made me realize […]
The Winter Olympics, which are in their second week currently, have the entire nation in a chokehold. When you click onto any given social media platform, you’re sure to see something about the events, whether it’s a sport you follow or not. From our hockey team to the “quad god,” Ilia Malinin, everyone has a […]
I have made the Dean’s list every semester that I’ve been at Monmouth; until now. I’m not trying to be a crybaby and whine that I didn’t make the school’s most selective list this semester, but I’ve heard from multiple other students that they also didn’t make the list, even when they improved academically. I […]
Even before Halloween, car brands began showing holiday commercials. It seems like by the time mid-October hits, everyone is impatient to skip Halloween and fly right to the holidays. Many shops begin decorating their storefronts before Halloween is over, or even on Halloween, and Christmas music often begins on Nov. 1. However, many people don’t […]
I got my first tattoo the day after I turned 18. I had known that I wanted one since I was 10, so the first chance I got to book my appointment, I was on it. It was a simple tattoo, a bouquet of flowers, and the spot wasn’t too visible, but it still felt […]
When most people think about hardcore punk, they tend to think of hate, screaming, and violence. Many are too scared to step foot near a venue holding a show of that genre for fear of the fans going to the show, and many are too scared to even talk to the people standing outside. The […]
Every summer is defined by music. Be it an artist, a genre, or just an aesthetic, the sphere of popular music is dominated every year by one singular sound. Last year, we had Brat summer, and the dirty, grimy world of underground hyperpop infiltrated everything from clothing ads to radio stations. The year before, we […]
I was six years old the first time I opened “Minecraft.” I had a friend who was a few years older than me, a third grader, who had a PC in her basement and pulled me down there one rainy day to show me something her brother and she had found. It was “Minecraft.” Multiplayer […]