“I want to make the world a better place” has lost a certain kind of social currency at institutions like ours. Worse, we may not even believe ourselves when we say it. The Board of Regents has...

I aspire to have the confidence of a 13-year-old boy in a 7th grade Texas history class. He was crazy, but he knew who he was. Despite the existence of cliques that would say otherwise, we were all...

Last week, my friend asked what I was doing over the weekend. “Nothing much,” I said. “Just studying.” Before I could protest, she smiled and said, “Great. You’re coming camping.” And...

As winter turned to spring and the cold winds of the new year warmed — or, in the heart of Texas, as we reached 90 degrees — the latest holiday on the calendar officially passed. Situated comfortably...

Imagine feeling uncomfortable in your body and wanting to focus on becoming healthier, maybe losing some weight, too. You document the journey online to keep yourself accountable, and as you hit share...

Too often have I caught sight of men disgraced by one offense or another. If you observe carefully, you will notice just how often backhanded comments, brazen insults or boisterous bullying are tolerated...

As of recently, my roommate and I have started hosting movie nights in our dorm room. We decide on a movie we want to watch and project it onto a white sheet hung precariously from the wall. Several days...

Suffering is a universal feeling, whether felt by ourselves or when watching someone we care about in pain. From newborn children to the elderly, people suffer from incurable diseases and debilitating...

Stuck in those classes that have you scrolling on your phone rather than paying attention to your professor? Are you longing for something intellectually stimulating to help reignite that spark for learning?   Well,...

If ballet and opera are dead, why did I spend 14 years of my life dancing? Timothée Chalamet recently stated that he did not “want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey,...

Protein — it’s what’s for breakfast, lunch, dinner and every other possible meal of the day. The protein epidemic has attacked our country, and it’s affected every advertisement, grocery store...

What does an adult college woman do but wonder why she has so much time to write … All of a sudden, I can feel the heat radiating from my Macbook as I type away in bed. I’m slouching against a beige...