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An Open Letter to the Discouraged and Undecided

By Sarah Lalond | December 10, 2018

At this point in the semester, time feels like it’s running out. Life isn’t measured in days, but instead in the hours until the next essay, next test or next project is due.In the middle of this, you’re asked to choose your schedule for next semester....

Open Letter: Call to musicians

By Sam Malone | October 12, 2017

As I reflect with a heavy heart and torn up soul upon what has happened in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, I urge musicians to take this tragedy and create something beautiful with it rather than letting it stop us in our tracks. At...

This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of former president Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017. Both photos were shot from the top of the Washington Monument. 

Open Letter: To all journalists and news organizations

By Ian Tancun | February 9, 2017

This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of former president Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017. Both photos were shot from the top of the Washington Monument.