The Collegian

Column: Suffering

Collegian Staff • March 1, 2013

It's difficult to keep three concurrent literature classes from blending together in one's mind.

Column: Names

Collegian Staff • February 22, 2013

Question. How would you pronounce my name? Let me guess, you think it's "Lee," right?

Column: The Raccoon Effect

Collegian Staff • February 15, 2013

One day last semester, as I was walking to my residence hall, I observed a rather strange phenomenon.

Column: Time

Collegian Staff • February 8, 2013

What is more precious than gold but cannot be bought, earned or saved? The more you have of it, the less treasured it is, and no matter how much of it we get, we always end up wanting more.

Column: Routines

Collegian Staff • February 1, 2013

When I was in the 10th grade, I wore all black. Not because I was following a current trend or mourning someone's death, but because I liked it.

If I were living in America during the 1940s and ’50s and mentioned Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Our Miss Brooks or You Bet Your Life, people would perk up and start discussing the latest episode with excited fervor. Today, I get blank stares.

Column: Student athletes

Collegian Staff • December 7, 2012

There are more than 500,000 student athletes in the United States, and chances are, you passionately cheer for a handful of them every week. Whether it’s our very own Bruins or the public college down the road, you loyally support your favorite team and desire to see them succeed.

Column: Anxious for nothing

Collegian Staff • December 7, 2012

Not that anyone needs reminding, but the semester ends in six days, six glorious days. Of course, most of us still have projects, papers and exams that must be completed first. But nobody wants to talk...

Column: Goodbyes

Collegian Staff • November 30, 2012

There’s a scene in The Sound of Music (I know I’ve just lost half of my readership already) where all the von Trapp kids sing this long, drawn-out song before they go to bed—you know, the one about...

Column: Football

Collegian Staff • November 9, 2012

“Down … set … hike!” barked the gruff voice of my grandfather as I sprang away from the old shoe serving as the line of scrimmage. It was fourth and long, but more importantly, it was fourth and dinner. My...

Column: Names

Collegian Staff • November 9, 2012

When I was in kindergarten, I was defined as the kid who liked to pretend to be a dog. I even dressed up as a dog for my Christian school’s annual kindergarten circus. It was also in K5 that I learned...

Column: Living for others

Collegian Staff • November 2, 2012

There are some things in life that even a physicist can’t explain. Einstein was brilliant, but E=mc2 can’t solve everything. Beyond the mysteries of quantum mechanics lie even more puzzling equations: people. How do we interact?