A vast amount of a student’s college career is spent around food, whether that be frequenting one of the school cafeterias, having late night snacks while churning out the research paper that had been procrastinated for several weeks or going out to socialize with some friends. Personally, food is the great est love of my…
There can often be a grand divide forced between arts and humanities majors and those of the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) fields. The two categories of students seem to be very contrasting, with the humanities students more focused on creativity and analysis and the STEM students more geared towards logic and equations. It…
Ever marvel at a week’s issue of The Anchor and think to yourself, “Wow, I wish I could be a part of this staff of amazing people. I sure wish I could experience the glorious life of a newspaper staff…” Well, wish no longer, as we have one more editor position open! Our sole remaining…
What is college for? If you answered personal enrichment or gaining more knowledge in a desired subject, you would be wrong! College is for devoting unhealthy amounts of your day to devouring hours upon hours of television series, with little regard to your own well being or responsibilities. Have a paper to write, reading to…
Finals are upon us, the gruesome period of all-nighters and post-procrastination regret that all students come to fear. As judgment day looms ever closer, let’s step back and appreciate all of the things that are better than finals. The smell of burnt popcorn That sweet smell that often occurs from over-trusting the popcorn button on…
What is the main benefit of friendships? Some would argue that it’s the satisfaction that arises from being grounded by a good group of close friends. Maybe it’s the benefit of having people with whom you can share and explore a variety of interest. Or perhaps the main benefit is just the simple joy that…
In my American Ethnic Literature class on Monday, English associate professor Dr. Jesus Montaño started our day with a video of Jack Ridl giving a TED talk, the topic of which was that it is okay to be “perfectly imperfect.” A phrase such as this can invoke emotions of confusion and disbelief—how could these two…
We’ve all been there, sunk deep into your well-worn couch crevice, your laptop dangerously overheating on your lap, its fans whirring sporadically as if technology itself could develop asthma. Your headphones have been deeply embedded in your ears for so long that you’ve started to experience excruciating pain, and yet you can’t summon the desire…
*This is part of The Ranchor issue of The Anchor, which is a satire edition of our student newspaper. None of this article is meant to be taken as fact.* After a round of budget concerns and death threats, the resident editors of The Ranchor have been forced to turn to grisly means. Cost of…
In the previous issue of The Anchor, my Co-Editor-in-Chief Adam, self-titled “Angry Adam,” decided to use his platform to gruesomely roast most of The Anchor staff. As a preface to his previous column, it is important to note the contents of the roast were only Adam’s opinions and could hardly be said to be based…