It’s Time To Decolonize Thanksgiving
The modern-day Thanksgiving is a world of difference from the first Thanksgiving. Even though we still make an effort to show our gratitude towards our loved ones and other blessings we’ve experienced...
If Your Thanksgiving Isn’t Four Days Long, You’re Doing It Wrong
I look forward to Thanksgiving every year. It is strange because a lot of people just view Thanksgiving as the holiday before Christmas. To me, however, Thanksgiving holds a lot of meaning. I see it as a time...
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...
The Best and Worst of Midterm Exam Formats
We made it through! Midterms are finally over and it is time to rejoice. I’m sure at this point you’re probably trying to wind down from the overly-stressful and obnoxiously busy past two weeks. With...
Christmas Needs To Slow Down, It’s Time To Appreciate Thanksgiving
I hate to break it to you Christmas fans, but the holiday season still hasn’t begun yet. I’m sorry! It’s honestly really shocking that each year most people attempt to skip right past the month of...
Commuter Students Deserve Early Registration
According to the Registrar’s Office, commuter students and residential students are not distinguished from each other when they register for class as “the 7 a.m. release time for registration was chosen...
Affirmative Action Ruling Could Threaten Diversity At Fairfield
After a streak of highly controversial decisions at the end of their 2021-2022 term, the United States Supreme Court is back in session with cases ranging from environmental laws to federal elections and...
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...
Happy To Be Crying at “Tiny Beautiful Things”
I went with some friends down to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts to see Theatre Fairfield’s performance of “Tiny, Beautiful Things” on Tuesday, Oct. 19. The plot follows an advice columnist who...