By Emma Wolfe Staff Writer Being a student while also handling the pressing responsibilities of adulthood is hard enough as it is. With a schedule packed full of classes, work, assignments, and group projects, a healthy workout routine is understandably pushed down the priority list. There are simple steps you can take in order to…
Brandon Pettey Guest Columnist If you ask someone to describe millennials they are likely to accuse me and my tech-savvy friends of being lazy-entitled-selfie-taking-government dependent-wastes of space. In 2013 a Time Magazine article accused us of being the “Me, Me, Me, Generation.” They are hardly the only publication to bash our generation. A 2015 article…
Nubia Sanchez Staff Writer The month of September is when Americans remember one of the most devastating events in United States history. Many lives were lost, and it was a time of chaos and fear as well as an event that most people my age were too young to remember. I was four years old…
Debbie Strong Guest Writer As a United States Army soldier for twenty years, I have many memories of standing at attention and rendering a crisp salute to the American flag while the words to the pledge of allegiance silently scrolled through my head. “Our nation. Liberty and justice for all.” Those phrases also come to…
By Kieran Martin Staff Writer Segregation may have been outlawed, but silent discrimination still occurs. One day I wish to be able to say, “racism does not exist in the millennial generation.” That statement, however, would be wholly dishonest. As we celebrate Black History Month, we acknowledge the remarkable feats and accomplishments of African Americans…
By Brandon Pettey Guest Columnist One of my favorite parts of being a student is the ability to meet people from different places and different backgrounds. As a student, I have had the opportunity to meet people from around the globe. My fellow classmates make college interesting by challenging what I know about the world. …
By Dr. Brad Johnson Guest Column to the Eagle There is little question in my mind that a large majority of our high school graduates should attend some kind of post-high school education. That might be a university, community college or trade school but for the purposes of this post I will simply call it…
By Jillian Brooks Staff Writer I personally adore the holiday season. From Halloween all the way through New Year’s, the spirit is high and the weather is cool. I’ve recently noticed, however, that Halloween continues to become more and more popular, while one special day seems to go largely forgotten. I remember when Halloween was…
Kieran Martin Staff Writer There have been many events in my life that were well worth celebrating, but one of the most unparalleled celebrations was the one of showing everybody who I was for the very first time. Around the age of twelve when all of my classmates started developing a crush on the opposite…
Brandon Pettey Opinion Editor When I was 18 years old I went with my dad to our local recreation center to vote for the first time in a presidential election. The line was out the door, but I was undaunted by the sea of people because I was going to participate in the democratic process.…
