Lessons learned from spring 2017
It’s amazing to think that summer’s almost here again. Even though it’s hard to believe four months have already gone by this year, so…
Summer movie preview
If you’re like me, each summer you highly anticipate all the different new movies that will come out. You can’t wait to just get…
Not the end, but a new beginning
“Follow the drum.” A low thud resounds ominously behind us. We look at one another in confusion, a slight smile beginning to form on…
Junior reflection
Junior year is different. While I was excited to go back to school, I can’t say that I stayed up at night dreaming about…
Looking back on winter 2016-17
Ouachita students had already wrapped up finals and headed home for winter break before the first day of winter, December 23. December ended quickly,…
Lessons learned from fall 2016
The fall of 2016 was an eventful year, from politics, to sports and entertainment; it was a time we will not soon forget. The…
Sophomore reflection
As we wrap up the spring semester and are counting down the days until sweet summertime, it’s fun to think about all that happened…
Civil Wars
I saw a joke once about the American Civil War. It was a piece of humor that relied as much on absurdity as wordplay;…
The Virtue of Civility
If civility is a virtue, it is a controversial one. Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy argued in a 1998 magazine article that civility can…
Freshman year reflections
My freshman year of college is almost over, and I can’t believe it. Over the past two semesters, I’ve learned so much, not only…