Healing Political Discourse, One Opinion at a Time
In a recent Opinion piece for the New York Times, Jonathan Malesic, a professor of writing at the University of Texas at Dallas, reflected on the current state of political discourse on college...
Graduating Seniors Reflect On Their Time At The Mirror
Maddie: I suppose your first week at any new job is going to be a little chaotic, but my first week here at The Mirror was more chaotic than most. I was a completely blank slate. I was just a small-town gal...
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tunes
What gives me the authority to render judgment on the quality of Christmas tunes? Well folks, let me tell you a story. At my first job we had one supervisor with a bit of an unusual policy. Every time she...
Still Waiting For Change: The Ten Year Anniversary of The Sandy Hook School Shooting
Two weeks after the publication of this issue will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. It was a day that forever changed my hometown and forever changed me. I was...
How To Properly Make Use Of Thanksgiving Leftovers
If your family is anything like mine, then you somehow always end up with at least a week's worth of leftover Thanksgiving delicacies. I don’t know about you, but the novelty of microwaving an exact replica...
Get Your Diet Culture Out Of My Holiday Celebration
It’s time to lay out your most festive tablecloths, break out those family recipe books and start crafting those wonderful holiday dishes you’ve been craving all year. Because let's be honest with...
Young Voters Matter, And The Midterm Elections Proved It
A few weeks back, I wrote a piece encouraging those in our campus community to vote because the votes of young people make a difference. If this midterm election cycle proved anything about the future of...
Down With Daylight Savings
Let’s face it: college is simply less fun with less sunlight. Being able to walk everywhere, enjoying our beautiful campus and spending time outside are great joys of college living. The cross-campus trek...
The Post-Halloween Nostalgia is Hitting, And You Deserve A Treat
It’s now two days after Halloween, and if you’re anything like me you’re probably getting hit with a little of that post-holiday nostalgia. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t have fond...
Midterms Are Here! Let’s Get Out The Vote Stags!
It’s that time of year again. The air is crisp, everything is pumpkin flavored and it’s time for you to start thinking about your plans to vote in the midterm elections. Midterm election turnout has...