As the polls drew to a close in the Fall of 2016, I found myself floating on a cloud of disbelief. It wasn’t that I felt certain Hillary Clinton, your run-of-the-mill bargain bin corrupt politician,…
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We might not have all drowned in the volatile waves of what nearly became a true authoritarian state, but today’s victory doesn’t mean the ocean of politics will stop thrashing. Though the Biden-Harris ticket claims…
What lengths are we willing to go to as we look to follow through with our intentions and convictions? What are the sacrifices we’re willing to make? I think of my accomplishments, as well as…
The extensive pandemic has caused stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and loneliness for so many of us. Although we can keep ourselves busy by working from home or doing new hobbies, no one can deny that staying…
On Tuesday, September 29th 2020, I willingly flung myself out to sea. With a soggy, faded map in hand, I hurried toward the deep foreboding depths of the all-too-familiar unknown. I had been anticipating the…
Hello. My name is Astro, and I am both a student here at Central and the editor-in-chief of our student-run news publication, The Collegian. As I begin, I first want to acknowledge that we live…
This month has stirred up some very mixed emotions within me, and I have found myself spending an inordinate amount of time trying to sift through and make sense of them. I am a Queer…
As I sit here reflecting on this historic and catalytic moment in time, I cannot help but think that this is this generation’s revolution not yet fully fledged. The old adage of “it will get…
Protests triggered by the killing of the unarmed George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers began on Friday, May 29th in Seattle, and continued throughout the weekend. Three large events this weekend have confronted police without…
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot or WTF is our new weekly column diving into the semi weird and confusing terrain of life as we know it currently. Is it news? We aren’t entirely sure, but we know…