My obsession with thrifting comes from various external sources. The media’s popularization of thrifting has created a constant hunger to thrift more. When I search up “thrifting” on YouTube, countless thrift haul videos pop up with guides on how to thrift boxes of clothing.
Read MoreComing back from winter break, I felt a loss of familiar faces on Oxford College’s campus. Many students had opted to graduate to the Emory College of Arts and Science early, and I would have too if I had enough credits. As a humanities scholar investigating cultural phenomena through language, Oxford’s idyllic campus has made me anxious about whether my English research can connect with the world outside of the Oxford community.
Read MoreThere is a clear distinction between death and dying. Yet in a headline that went viral in 2016, “Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-…),” author Rowan Jacobsen inaccurately conflated the two in a dramatic...
Read MoreWalking around Emory University’s campus, students are constantly reminded of the college’s ostensible dedication to environmental justice — recycling bins, solar panels and banners emphasizing the University’s commitments to...
Read MoreReckoning with the looming ecological catastrophe is an ongoing battle, but something we too often go about alone. A recent climate report indicates that while progress has been made, changes are falling short of the goal to...
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