Hypocrisy in democracy: Abysmal setbacks of the district caucuses
Last Sunday, my brother and I got up at the crack of dawn and spent four hours shoveling a truly massive amount of horse crap. Why? Because he and I […]
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Anyone can be a poet, just start writing
What does the concept of poetry call to mind? Some may think of confusing lines of rhyming nonsense that they are forced to squeeze meaning out of for an A […]
Blinding stereotypes of people with glasses
Nearly everyone has seen a Hollywood movie where there’s a girl with glasses who isn’t pretty or popular and suddenly she takes off her glasses and she’s beautiful and amazing […]
Eliminating cash would be a costly decision
Some parts of the world are moving towards the elimination of cash and replacing it with exclusive use of digital currency. I personally don’t think that this is something that […]
Hunter S. Thompson: One of the greatest American writers
We were six weeks into a trail building project in Phoenix and I was looking for something to do. My teammate handed me a book, a little paper-bound novel with […]
Diversity improves the quality of journalism
Look at the coverage of any major news event and you will see a wide variety of perspectives. Every news organization and medium will have a different way of telling […]
First impressions of the 2016 Mariners
On April 4, the Seattle Mariners opened their 2016 season with a three game series against the Rangers in Texas. Coming into the season, the Mariners had gathered a solid […]
Reap the benefits from learning a second language
When people learn that I speak Hungarian as well as English, their expressions automatically transform into one of awe or appreciation, as though they never do something as “amazing” as […]
A binary political system is not what the US needs
US presidential elections, despite seeing the highest voter turnout and having the greatest media coverage, are traditionally a binary enterprise that offers little to voters beyond reminding them of the […]
Have a growth mindset
The new quarter has begun, and with it comes new challenges and sometimes daunting opportunities for personal growth. How many times have you been in a new class and had […]
Student access to fresh garden produce
School gardens help students learn about nutrition and maintaining a healthy diet, provide low cost nutritious produce for consumption, and increases social, academic and emotional health. If every school in […]
Don’t stop drinking coffee
Whenever someone who drinks coffee everyday tells me they don’t want to drink coffee anymore, I’m always so confused. Of course, caffeine is known to be addictive and there are […]
The value of being civil when protesting
On March 11, amid chants of “F-you Trump,” liberal progressives everywhere celebrated the shutting down of political discourse and self-expression. Neither side is blameless, neither side is innocent, and neither […]
Studying abroad is a positive experience
In the past few decades, studying abroad has become a lot more common. Now, most colleges and universities offer a variety of study abroad experiences ranging from short-term to quarter-long […]
Selling Girl Scout cookies can be risky business
It’s happening again. In front of nearly every Safeway, Haggen and Fred Meyer store, young girls can be seen shivering in front of tables stacked high with boxes upon boxes […]
Denmark to Washington
It seems to me like there’s not much of a community at community colleges. I’m an international student, and I hadn’t been taking classes at BC for more than a […]
Preserving the Native American language
Language and culture preservation projects are vital to not only native communities, but to our overall wellbeing as a species. We can’t afford to lose the knowledge, and wisdom of […]
Avoiding the problem with medication
We live in a heavily medicated country. It’s a fact of life at this point that a great deal of us are on innumerable pills for seemingly every problem under […]
Use Amazon’s ecodome to foster community
Amazon has become a major economic and cultural force in Seattle over the past few years. The company owns more than 10 million square feet of office space according to […]
Strive for consistency when judging others
Consistency in ideology, beliefs and actions are something everybody believes they strive for. I don’t know of a single person who goes out and lives life to be as inconsistent […]