Twenty-seven-year-old Lauren Singer is not the average New Yorker. Over the past four years, all of the trash that she has produced can fit into a 16 oz mason jar, while the average American produces...
Depression, generalized anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, all of these fit under the ginormous, blue umbrella that is mental illness. What do you feel when you hear this list?
Confusion?...
Heartbreak. It’s a word many wish they weren’t familiar with, the hurt of losing someone so important that a physical pain manifests itself deep within your chest.
Inevitably, you’ll have to...
It’s a warm Saturday morning, and you’re at the store picking up your weekly groceries. As you scan piles of crimson apples, you notice two figures in the corner of the aisle. A teenage girl fidgets...
It can happen at home, at school, or even with close friends. Movies romanticize this subject by portraying a dramatic, completely unexpected kidnapping when, in reality, parents can be the ones selling...
It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon and Niki Losse is at home with her family when a loud bang startles her. When she goes upstairs to investigate, she finds her stepson, Kyle, on the bathroom floor, barely...
It’s discreet enough to hide in your pocket for an extended “bathroom break”, about as eye-catching as a flash drive, and as quick as a puff of smoke. In the end though, it’s a quiet killer. It’s...
Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, nationwide marches and walkouts sprouted up, and the heated debate on how to go about preventing school violence emerged in our dinner table talks and throughout...
The war of plant versus meat has recently marched over to the battleground of everyday discussion. With strong arguments on both sides, debates on the pros and cons of plant-based diets have...
People become (and remain) vegetarians for a multitude of reasons: religion, concern for animal rights, or simply because that’s the way they’ve been raised.
“I was raised vegetarian by my family...
Six minutes. Seventeen lives lost. Seventeen other people injured. On Feb. 14, a shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. During these six minutes, 19-year-old Nikolas...
The Parkland shooting has changed the nation. While some of the most obvious responses are seen through the marches and speeches of students all around the country, quieter responses can be observed in...
