Joys and sorrows of fostering
If you walked into my bedroom right now, you might be overwhelmed by the smell of baking soda and bleach. My bathroom and walk-in closet...
Opinions
Misbehaved crowds interrupt concert experiences
Imagine this. You are in a large crowd, bright lights are flashing around you and You are blinded by the fog crawling off the stage...
Let me tell you about PLUR
Nightclubs, outfits that would not be worn in public, music that sounds like beeps, boops and forks in a garbage disposal and illicit drug use....
The college myth
“College is the best four years of your life.” So goes the popular adage about the university experience in the United States. But for many,...
Parking rules sacrifice campus safety over profit
Nearly everyone I have met here has a horror story about the Department of Parking and Transportation at Tech. Between the outrageous parking permit prices...
Opening up to enneagram
Hello, I’m Lane Elder, and I’m an Enneagram Type Four. The Enneagram personality test is often relegated to mystic-spiritual types or cutesy Instagram accounts, not...
The strength in introversion
Creating a space to welcome introverted individuals into collaborative work environments and leadership roles is beneficial for all personality types. I recently read a trend...
Holding on to my dreams
There is a poem by Mary Oliver which begins with the line, “You do not have to be good,” a statement that goes against everything...
On paying student athletes
Football game days. Men’s basketball game days. Women’s basketball game days. Volleyball game days. Practices. Workouts. Appearances. This is what it looks like to be...
Performative good
As a child, three things were permanently instilled in my character: it is more important to be excluded for who I chose to include than...
First generation pressures
One thing that I did not expect to have such an impact on my college career was my parents’ lack of college careers. I am...
Just stop juuling
Alright, for those of you that have the lung capacity, take a deep breath. On Dec. 20, 2019, an amendment was made to the Federal...
The culture of “getting out”
I Got In. And I cannot wait to get out. “#IGotIn.” The first of the traditions you come to know and love from Georgia Tech....
Examining the flaws of career fairs
While I have been going to Tech career fairs for about five years now, there is always a feeling of apprehension as I walk out...
Finding hope in “BoJack”
The time is nigh for me to bid a sentimental farewell to my favorite show, “BoJack Horseman.” Netflix’s hit animated series about a depressed, alcoholic...
Gerwig’s “Little Women” unites women of all ages
I sit in the theater between my mother and my grandmother, all three of us with tears in our eyes and pride in our hearts...
How to argue in a loving way
On a hot summer morning, I made an off-handed comment to a friend about climate change — likely complaining about the heat, something I am...
New year, new eats
As the month of January passes by, so does the determination and will that drove the resolutions made by many at the beginning of the...