While some people consider life to be a metaphorical roller coaster, I see it as more of a plateau with a hill every now and then.  Sometimes I think this perspective comes from my zodiac sign....

Why are the majority of the songs about love? Maybe because the feeling of love is one of the most instinctual, raw emotions people feel. Love can be messy, it can keep you up at night, it can be the most...

This Netflix show became a big, ravishing hit across countless nations. Based on the best selling romance novel series by author Julia Quinn,“Bridgerton” is Jane Austen’s eloquent, love-obsessed...

A less time-consuming and straight-to-your-doorstep version of thrifting does exist. Etsy is an online marketplace that connects the world’s sellers of homemade and curated goods to those who enjoy...

One hundred and eight days until graduation. I feel an actual unsettling, almost unbearable, itch to get my shit together. How do I have nearly 18 years of education under my belt, and I feel like...

The pandemic has created deep and semi-permanent impacts on our popular culture. Today’s fashion trends are highly influenced by social media with a focus on DIY clothing hacks  (remember bleaching...

I visited John Carroll University in November 2019, before COVID-19 hit the United States.When I could finally move in after a semester of remote learning, I was nervous about how different my first year...

Across the country, hundreds of thousands of college seniors have had their final year — or the in-person aspect of it — cut short. We naively thought the virus was only going to affect our school...

Knowing the lingo of your college campus is a vital part of making this new place your home away from home. John Carroll slang is like a language of its own. To help with the transition, here are the top...

Christmas time is fast approaching, and the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift has begun. If you are anything like me, you love searching for and making gifts. In the words of my personal hero Leslie...

I have always been perplexed by the human mind and how each individual is intrinsically different from the next. Recently, I read up on the Enneagram personality test, a model of the human psyche that...

In need of a November playlist but aren’t sure how to feel as the socially distanced holidays approach? The Carroll News has you covered! Check out this month’s folk playlist for some super warm vibes:   “Without...