Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist
• May 2, 2025
I cannot believe I have already been a college student for a year. I could have sworn I just got here. Now that I have been through the ringer, I have been thinking about everything the media and my parents told me about college — and how inaccurate these sources were when compared to my actual experience as a first-year.
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I identify as a Black, queer...
Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist
• April 30, 2025
When you think of the college experience, you typically think of someone fresh out of high school, leaving their hometown, living in the dorms with a random roommate, trying to navigate campus life. But you don't need these things to have a great college experience.
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Universities across America...
Caden Proulx, Collegian Columnist
• April 26, 2025
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On March 8, Columbia University...
Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist
• April 22, 2025
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Forty-eight billion people...
Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist
• April 22, 2025
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An hour and 15 minutes doesn’t...
I was born in Colorado. There aren't many places in the world I’d rather be from, and I’m proud to be an American. Growing up, I sang “America the Beautiful,” performed the national anthem on a recorder in elementary school and even led the Pledge of Allegiance a few times in high school. Today, even though I love my country, I am so scared for her and the vulnerable people within.
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To be completely transparent,...
Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist
• April 15, 2025
Popular dancing shows often introduce the general population to new dancing styles like the cha-cha, paso doble, Viennese waltz and Charleston. These are only some of the many styles of dance there are in the world, and in recent years, I have seen firsthand the increase in popularity of a different dance style: country dancing.
Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist
• April 14, 2025
There are two types of people: those who love to wear cowboy boots and sing along to country music and those who would rather not entertain that whole Western vibe. Ultimately, being a hater of the Western theme is a phase. It's a rite of passage, something many of us go through during our younger years when we feel the pressure to conform to what we think is cool.
Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist
• April 10, 2025
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