Category: Essay
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Things that Don’t Exist

The wonders of Champlain College never cease to amaze me: except when they do. During my time looking at colleges I found Champlain College to be exceptional. It had a cool community, beautiful campus, and clubs that I wanted to join. Little did I know that Champlain College’s website like…
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Why Drag Means So Much To Me

I first discovered drag when I was thirteen, and I thought it was just men dressing in women’s clothing. I had a friend on Facebook—he was an older brother of a girl who I had been in a play with (I used to add everyone) and he use to post these…
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Adele Initiated Into Illuminati

On February 12, 2017, something historic occurred at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. An ancient goddess known to the public as Beyoncé was nominated for Best Album of the Year against Queen Adele and other irrelevant nominees at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. According to the Book of…
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America’s History On Display At New Smithsonian

Walking down the national mall towards the Smithsonian Museum of African American history, I was struck by how much the architecture of the building seems to scoff at the surrounding Greco-Roman fare and create its own kind of style and gravitas. It’s the sore thumb of Smithsonian museum architecture. And…
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You Won’t Believe These Celebrity Look Alikes

A group of Champlain College students got together to show that Vermont has the highest population of celebrity doppelgängers in any state. It’s quite remarkable how much they all look like our favorite stars! Tony Hawk While this Digital Filmmaking student may lack the sick, radical skateboarding skills of his celebrity…
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Proof Climate Change is Real

Club Penguin is shutting down. God, that was hard to say. I’ve been trying to find the exact words to use for weeks, but I think that just about does it. Since 2010, our Earth’s average temperature has gone up by 400%. Wind is only a product of the fire-breathing…
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For Progress, We March in Protest

Huddled in a tight pack with barely enough space for my roommate to maneuver her crutches, we slowly march forward to the State House amidst chants and cheers from fellow protesters. The air is cold and damp, but the atmosphere is charged and the crowd is buzzing with electricity. On…
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Terrell Owens Robbed of Football Hall of Fame Legacy

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is one of the most prestigious awards that a professional football player can receive. Former Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, single-season rushing touchdown record holder Ladainian Tomlinson, and Denver Broncos all-time leading rusher Terrell Davis are just a few names that have received a…
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News For You

For a country that prides itself as being a Democratic Republic, it is amazing how inefficient America is at giving valuable news to its citizens. Sure, censorship doesn’t official appear in the United States, but it is blatantly obvious that there are only a couple of things major news sources…
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Hotness and the Hellraiser

My Tinder is like bittersweet purgatory for those willing and those who just board on the train—innocent and fragile to what is coming ahead of them. I’ve decided to meet up with a boy I’ve been talking to for quite sometime. He’s blonde so I ask him if he’s in…

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