Ruth Holloway (’21) serves as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor alongside the brilliant Claire Buck. She is studying political science and history and in her spare time enjoys cooking, reading, hiking, and finding good music for her radio show at WTHS. Ruth has applied to eleven graduate programs with the aspiration of becoming a professor of political science. If that doesn't work out, she will probably go off the grid and raise sled dogs in the far reaches of the Alaskan wilderness.
When I was 8 years old, I walked into the living room while my parents were watching “The Mummy 2,” and immediately regretted it. If you’ve seen the film, you’re probably familiar with the scene where the antagonist begins to pull Brendan Fraser’s brain out through his nose, a practice that was common when embalming…
It’s quiet here. This is the first time in my life that I have been really and truly alone, accompanied by the ticking of an analog clock, whatever words I deem to utter out loud and the low notes of a passing train. My father is an essential worker who is keeping his distance, wary…
At times, it is difficult to wholly love that which is ordinary or mundane. Places, people and experiences tend to become routinized the longer we are in contact with them and prompt lesser sensations of wonder with each passing day. This phenomenon is often irreverently referred to as the “end of the honeymoon phase,” as…
One in five women and one in 71 men will experience sexual assault in their lifetimes. On college campuses, 11.2% of all students will be victims. Many of us have heard statistics like this before, but when Melody Posthuma of the Army of Survivors told students about the scope of sexual violence, the numbers struck…
Before I say a word about whether or not it is my belief that President Trump engaged in impeachable conduct, I want to define what it is that I mean by “impeachment,” which is a loaded term often conflated with removal from office. As the facts stand, however, none of the three presidents that were…
Between the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting and a 2018 evaluation conducted by the school’s newspaper, The Collegiate Times, there were an estimated 122 deaths by shooting and 198 individuals injured by gunfire on college campuses. An additional 26 people committed suicide by firearm on campus in the ten year span. These incidents are not…
“Holland has a rich heritage of bold ideas and hard work to achieve them,” the site banner reads, catching the reader’s attention with a hook, a straightforward appeal to those who value heritage and tradition. Herein lies the allure of mayoral candidate Nathan Bocks to those who believe adamantly that Disneyland is not, in fact,…
Tensions have been riding high within the Christian community in recent years as the movement for LGBT+ inclusion has surged, birthing a host of legal challenges to controversial policies held by churches and other religious observers. It has begged the question of whether private entities have a constitutionally protected right to discriminate based upon an…
Teenage activism has been on the rise in recent years, a phenomenon that has quite possibly been spurred on by the increasing level of access juveniles have to resources, both scholarly and journalistic. In fact, studies indicate that as many as 88% of U.S. teens aged 13-17 have access to a cellular device. Perhaps this…
Love it or hate it, the language and attitude about marijuana use is evolving as legislators vote to legalize the sale and possession of the drug for recreational purposes. The debate is still incendiary and divisive, particularly across generational lines, and marked by arguments about bolstering the economy versus the supposed ill effects within a…