When I was a freshman at John Carroll, I tried to sign up for as many new activities as I could to get involved on campus. This included some that I had no knowledge or experience in. I signed up for last year's Dragon Boat festival in hopes of eating from food trucks and watching boat races. Little did I know, I was actually expected to row in a 20 person boat and race other teams. Last year,...
*TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT ABOUT SUICIDE* Mental health awareness has become a huge priority for many college campuses, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the rising presence of anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses, a multitude of universities have risen to the task of addressing mental health within their communities. This includes the...
Whether it’s on the airwaves of the radio or on the baseball diamond announcing the next batter, there is one voice that often stands out from the rest. To many, the familiar voice of Jasen Sokol, general manager of WJCU 88.7 FM, rings through the air and leaves an impact wherever it is heard. Sokol’s journey to John Carroll was not the most straightforward path. Before coming to John Carroll...
I can accredit my upbringing to three people in my life: my mother, my father and David Bowie. I consider myself a Bowie fan first and a human second, as every single person I have met knows. I’ve hesitated to write about this since I heard I got a weekly column, but with the release of “Moonage Daydream,” I knew it was the right time. Please enjoy a rough timeline/overview of my love for the...
Fendi honored its iconic Baguette Bag’s 25th anniversary at the semi-annual New York Fashion Week. New York Fashion Week, held twice a year, is a major season for fashion and gives international designers the opportunity to show off their collections for the next fashion season. The seasonal series of events present the spring collections in September and the fall collections in February. NYFW...
*TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT ABOUT SUICIDE* Mental health awareness has become a huge priority for many college campuses, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the rising presence of anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses, a multitude of universities have risen to the task of addressing mental health within their communities. This includes the...
No matter where I go around campus, I seem to find myself somewhere in the route of an on-campus tour. As a compulsive and irredeemable eavesdropper, I can’t help but overhear some of the things tour...
It has been four months since I have written a column just for me. I managed to churn out a few pieces here and there over the summer, many of which were motivated by current events, but I never seemed...
On Sept. 8, Elizabeth II, the Queen of England for over seven decades, passed away at the age of 96. It rocked the world. It was one of those events we all knew instinctively would happen one day but nevertheless...
The upcoming midterm elections are vital to the GOP, which is trying to gain a majority in both houses of Congress. The recent Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has made it increasingly difficult...