Growing up in the 21st century is an experience, to say the least. It’s weird to say that I am neither pleased nor displeased with the way the country is headed, because the meaning of the word “weird” is hard to nail down. I am obviously female; I am almost 22. I haven’t been around as long ...
Protest and war have changed. Autocrats have even been uprooted by a series of tweets. Some might say that protest has not changed and that war is not so much different than it ever was. Sure enough, one will always include the killing of people and the other public dissent. However, the way in which ...
The Information Age has bloomed, taking video under house arrest after its decades-old murder of the radio star and producing social media — seemingly out of thin air — through which we can talk to our friends in another state or down the hall. Miracle of miracles, it has even reduced the entirety ...
For most of my young adult, and even adult, life, I can remember watching “Boy Meets World” for hours. Re-runs on television are amazing and I can guarantee that I have seen every episode at least ten times each. Some may say that’s sad or pathetic, but I don’t mind openly telling people that ...
There is a certain sense of nostalgia that comes with the years in which you grow up. It may not be apparent to everyone when it happens, but in time, it will sink in. The 21st century is the context in which I, and most of my audience, have come of age. We didn’t mean to be born when we were, and ...
Let’s set the scene. Finals week, everyone’s walking around campus like zombies, everyone’s moody – quickly going from happy to angry in .4 seconds. Nobody can talk to anyone without someone snapping at someone else because they have a lot of studying to do or because they’re stressed about ...
I was only technically “on-campus” for one year of my time at Longwood, then at Lancer Park and then off on my own, free of any real ties to campus unless I was attending class or doing my extracurriculars. Being a “commuter” has never been something that I’ve labeled myself as, as many students ...
My name is Laura Savva, and I’m from Great Britain. I attend the University of Derby. I’m 19 and a history major. I wanted to study in the United States because it’s a different place, a different university and a different experience. I love how everyone is so friendly in America. At Longwood, ...
Single Girl Caitlin Valentine’s Day to me equals just another day. The only difference is you see a lot of red and pink everywhere you go. You can’t just avoid it like the plague – unless you live under a rock. When you aren’t in a relationship and have become independent and no longer need ...
Valentine’s Day, oh Valentine’s Day, what an annoying, yet fantastically romantic day. I am in a relationship, and I can’t wait for Thursday. I mean, this whole romance thing is just crazy. I love Nicolas Sparks’ books, even if they are way over the top and will never ever happen in real life. ...
There seems to be a pattern between graduating seniors and marriages. Donning the cap and jumping the broom might as well be built into the same ceremony for some. Either that or they go for the option of living together, a testing period for the big ring buying, if nothing else. Why the rush for people ...
We all know that times have changed. People have changed. Dating has changed. Marriage has changed. Views have changed on all of these issues, too. The people of the world are dating for years without ever seeing their significant oth- ers’ face and getting married after a lifetime of virtual dating. ...
I study business at Longwood University. I live in France in the Britain Region, but I study business in Nantes a great city in the west of France. I am interested in travel and discovering other countries. I went to Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Mexico, USA, Morocco, Greece and Croatia. My mother is ...
With all of the violence in the United States, especially on college campuses, other school grounds, movie theatres and others, I began to wonder the same thing most adults and law makers wonder: What actually influences young adults? Could it be video games? How about movies? Music? What about all ...
Guns are a hot topic right now. They support the battle lines of two dogmas: the ill-defined assault weapon is the devil’s spawn or the golden right to arms that needs ironclad protection. It sometimes gets to the point where any talk of guns is correlated back to either of these positions with a ...
Tattoos are popping up all over the globe. It’s becoming harder and harder to have an “original” piece that you know someone else really doesn’t have. With however many billion people are on the planet, someone else is bound to have the same tattoo as you, right? Right. When I got my first ...
So, you opened your eyes on a bright December 21st and then again to the shining sun of the next day? The Mayan calendar, which no decent doomsday forecaster could read, proved unable to successfully predict any mysterious planets or killer asteroids. As we all know, the asteroids are a proud bunch. ...
The subject of this article is a personal impression of my first jaunt out of the country and over an Atlantic Ocean that I dreamed was endless when I was a child. I use the verb “dream” because I never actually believed it. I once “dreamed” a certain interstate out of Norfolk was the outer ...
There is a certain mindset that is attributed with pornography. It’s bad, gross, demeaning and derogatory. Of course, there are different types of pornography; it is usually put into three categories: hard-core, soft-core and literary erotica. The first two are videos/movies, and the third is typically ...
I will be honest with all of you, I couldn’t wait to turn 16. I couldn’t wait to turn 18. And my 21st birthday? It couldn’t come fast enough. I wanted to be older. I wanted to be “wiser,” but I actually knew very little. I didn’t know what the consequences were to my actions. In this article, ...
