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Beating fears part of life’s journey

It was bad timing when I realized that I was still afraid of heights while standing on an exposed cliff. After about 10 minutes of panicking, however, I realized that I didn’t have much of a choice but to face my fears and finish the Beehive Trail at Acadia National Park, revealing a ...

New Olivia Rodrigo album explores complex narratives

American pop star Olivia Rodrigo and I were born 62 days apart. She was born on Feb. 20, 2003, and I was born on April 24, 2003. I usually start planning for my birthday when she posts about hers on social media. I grew up with Rodrigo as she rose to stardom quite early. I followed her ...

New York Knicks have a fighting chance

I wasn’t alive the last time the New York Knicks made it to the NBA FInals in 1999. But I’m more than excited to watch it this year. While I enjoy the arts and humanities immensely, I’ve also been a basketball fan for about four years now, after watching my first NBA game with my ...

No, Shakespeare never went out of style at all

If my former William Shakespeare professor at Saint Francis University taught me anything, it’s that the 16th-century British playwright remains alive in many pieces of modern media, such as songs, films and theatre, of course. And Dr. John Woznak was right, especially in 2026. Taylor ...

Humanities at colleges seeing big downturn

More often than not, I see both small-town colleges and large-scale universities cutting their humanities programs. Syracuse University dropped 84 majors in April, where the humanities and fine arts departments suffered the largest blow. The University of Chicago also recently paused ...

‘Euphoria’ feels like a ghost of itself

While working at the Walmart Supercenter in Ebensburg four years ago, I remember that my team lead was more excited to watch the latest episode of HBO’s “Euphoria” than I was. And I was shocked that she watched it. Ignorantly, I thought “Euphoria” was only a show for Generation ...

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