by Emma Wilkinson His name was Adam, and he was clever. Maybe his teachers never told him so, but it was true. He only spoke one language, and he had no interest in poetry, but he had other talents and a rare stubbornness. The kind of determination that makes progress in a difficult field. His upbringing was better than most could ask for, if a … Continue reading The Modern Frankenstein
by Caitlin Filep Tell all the truth but tell it slant —Success in Circuit liesToo bright for our infirm DelightThe Truth’s superb surpriseAs Lightning to the Children easedWith explanation kindThe Truth must dazzle graduallyOr every man be blind — Emily Dickinson It is nearly impossible to encounter Emily Dickinson without being immersed in the natural world that she dearly loved. This poem, though it may … Continue reading Poetic Truths in Nature: An Introduction to my Senior Thesis on Emily Dickinson
by Henry Ahrabi, Anna Jackson, Jonah Murray, and Jonathan Rolfe Two years ago, out of our great love of Tolkien, we decided to begin watching Amazon’s new Rings of Power. It was a delightful time, holed up cozily in Koon (then, as now, a women’s dorm), watching it, offering a running commentary with our friends. We did not expect much faithfulness to Tolkien, and so, … Continue reading The Twisting of Tolkien: A Rings of Power Season 2 Review
by Rooks Russell OPHELIA: Thank you again, for meeting with me. I know you say, you’d meet me anywhere, any time, but, still, thank you. You see I’ve had something on my mind, and I think about it all the time, so I figured it would be best to just get it out so … Do you remember the time six months ago when you … Continue reading What is Love? Baby Don’t Hurt Me. Don’t Hurt Me. No More.
retrospect (re-truh-spekt) verb 1. (without object) to look back in thought; refer back (often followed by “to”) 2. (with object) to look back upon; contemplate The end of another semester is upon us and with it comes the call to look back and contemplate the semester — the lessons learned, the conversations had, and the friendships deepened. The Forum also calls for retrospection. Whether on … Continue reading Letter from the Editor | Issue #45
One of my favorite experiences is the sense of awe that washes over me when I walk into a beautiful church. I love being called to prayer through seeing the beauty of stained-glass windows, stone arches, painted statues, and lifelike images of biblical scenes. All these things work together to communicate to me that I am not in an ordinary place, but rather in the … Continue reading A Defense of Beautiful Churches
by Jonathan Schulz In a new place or a place where the usual population has significantly shifted, one may easily mistake new faces in the crowd for familiar faces from elsewhere. These faces become ghosts of an old reality within a new reality. Even so, one is not always wrong to see similarities in unlikely places. The familiar face in an alien crowd may be … Continue reading Ghosts in the Crowd: Human Apprehensions of Similarity and Difference
By Dr. Matthew Mehan Weird Al Yankovic is still weird. And thank God he is. Recently, he had me worried that he somehow un-weirded himself after his 2014 album Mandatory Fun briefly topped the charts at number one — a feat previously unknown to that “White & Nerdy,” polka-playing parodist. But I think his more recent rise to general popularity is not a sign that … Continue reading Weird Al Yankovic is Still Weird
by Caroline “Anne” Love The question on all of our minds is whether anyone can really succeed in all these so-called important parts of life. Why is everyone afraid of growing old? Yet why do we simultaneously celebrate every milestone in that journey of growing older? Could it be because, especially as Americans, we want to “win” in life? In this culture if you do … Continue reading Wilting Flowers: A Reflection on the Futility of Age
by Jacob Schulz While Congress debates whether to ban Tik-Tok for involvement with the Chinese Communist Party, now seems like a good time to consider the impact of social media in general on our society. Many people find Tik-Tok’s claim to fame rather odious—that infinite feed of short and often meaningless videos—but the same or similar features are now firmly entrenched in nearly every social … Continue reading Dangers of Social Media: Using the Looming Tik-Tok Ban to Take Another Look at Social Media
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