Author Madeline Hossler

The Republican Party recently selected Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the House. While he had had little national name recognition before his nomination, Johnson was the candidate...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...