Emily Bruzzo Editor-In-Chief You know, readers, there’s a feeling that I hope will never abandon me. Even when times are tough and life seems just a little bit too overwhelming, I hope I never lose the feeling of being in awe. I love being in awe of something. It’s an addictive sensation. It’s this amalgam of, as the New Oxford American Dictionary puts it, “reverential … Continue reading Ending Endings
The Morality of Voting: Democracy is a Messy Business Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief For me, voting is an issue of morality. I don’t think we should explain away voting as merely a civic duty or exercise or right. When we vote, we are actively working to change our society or to protect its present state. Any decision that impacts the fabric of our social conscience — … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief Every U.S. president since 1976 has recognized February as Black History Month, with President Gerald Ford proclaiming about the first official celebration that Americans should “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” It wasn’t a white president, however, who led the charge to honor the extraordinary contributions black Americans … Continue reading Black History special
Books gone bad Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief I read more than I interact with other human beings. Even when I step out of my cave, matted hair, bloodshot eyes, pungent breath, villagers screaming at the sight of my wolfgirl ghastliness, I feel like I’m still reading. People can be such characters sometimes that life often seems more like a novel than what it really is, which … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
My Modern & Less-Deadly Seven Deadly Sins Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief There’s a presidential election afoot, and that means the moral arbiters are out to play. How curious Americans are: We seem only to be concerned with the rectitude of our politicians when they’re on a ballot. The issue of probity only becomes salient when we feel our civil duties have been activated once more and … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
New Years are getting old Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief Sometimes, I wish there were an app for telling the future. Really, I’m no different than those poor souls who threw their money at charlatans in the 1800s, or those lost fools who pick up the phone and call the 1-800 number leading them to their destinies. I can’t judge, though; I am desperate for the future … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
The words ain’t that bad Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief We’ve come a long way since August, readers. At the beginning of the semester I wrote a column — it was more like a desperate letter begging you for sympathy — asking for patience as my colleagues and I attempt to navigate this new path The Carolinian is on. I said that a newspaper is a partnership … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
A letter to Bench Guy Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief Due to recent events, I’m now convinced if you divert from your routine in a dramatic enough fashion, the Universe will warp you into a parallel world where time moves slower, particles behave differently and George W. Bush’s presidency isn’t considered an abysmal failure. Perhaps that last part is too dramatic, but I do think there’s something … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
Warning: This column is about nothing Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief No one reads this column — except for my Mom; and my Dad when she forwards it to his inbox. Essentially, this is the most uncensored my writing will be for the entirety of my writing career. I’m the editor-in-chief, so I defer to myself. There’s something exhilarating about that, and terrifying as well. I’ve purposefully … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
Womanhood of the world Emily Bruzzo Editor-in-Chief I’ve gotten to know a lot of great women over the course of my 21 years. Perhaps these associations are because I’m a human of the XX variety, and they are only natural connections to make. Or perhaps they’re just the result of my having a knack for surrounding myself with kick-ass people. That’s right. I said it. … Continue reading Caught in the Middle
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