Wittenberg University held its annual Honors Convocation Friday, April 10th. This occasion celebrated the achievements of students, faculty, and alumni, who encapsulate the spirit of the Wittenberg community. Recognizing academic, community, and leadership ...
Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” encapsulates second-wave feminism from the 1960s. Despite being released over 60 years ago, it presents messages that are still extremely relevant. When I finished the book, I realized not much has changed for women. Following WWII, ...
Everyone changes, but how does one grow? What is the difference between the two, and why does it matter? No one is entirely the same at 10 years old as they are at 20, or 30, or 70. Lived experiences, human interactions, and cultural zeitgeists all inform one’s identity. To ...
Shiny, silver robots and distant futures became hallmarks of the science fiction genre. During the 20th century, science fiction works imagined a world in which robots and artificial intelligence were part of human life. In the 1980s, the show “Small ...
“In like a lion, out like a lamb.” As March twilights, I have found myself thinking of this proverb daily. The bitter cold we braved has finally subsided, and in its place the grass has grown green as the trees are filled with buds. March is the ...
When children are young, there are so many ways in which they are introduced to new words. Shows like “Sesame Street,” “Word Girl,” and “Super Why!” all target learning and development, and once kids begin school there is an entirely new realm of untapped knowledge about to be revealed. ...
During English class in my senior year of high school, we read the dystopian novel “1984” by George Orwell. Oceania, the totalitarian state ruled by the ever-watchful Big Brother, has policies in place to limit freedom of thought, speech, and any possible opposition. Big Brother’s regime attacks ...
