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Posts published in “Opinion”

Q: How do I fix my sleep schedule?

Claire: 

College is a rough time for sleep, especially at an academically rigorous school like Stevens. Still, a good sleep schedule is key to staying focused and doing well in all of your classes.

Finding my passion

As important as art is to me now, I do not think it was this way my whole life. Yes, I am one of the kids who loved arts and crafts and even doodled everywhere since I could first remember.

The art of starting over

These days, “starting over” is a phrase that gets thrown around quite often. Sometimes, we take it upon ourselves to start over with the motivation of improving some aspect of our lives; whatever it is, it requires some aspect of throwing out the old and bringing in something refreshing and new.

The thing about textbooks

I’ve been meaning to write a piece on this topic for quite some time now. I have a pretty strong opinion when it comes to the topic of textbooks, so if you ever find yourself on the fence about buying a textbook, maybe my trial and error will help you out.

An unforgettable weekend

“Halloweekend:” the amount of times I’ve seen this word over the past week blows my mind. It was all good until Mark Zuckerberg got tired of the Halloween posts and decided to suspend a bunch of Instagram accounts—mine included.

Entire class disappoints professor

In what was later described by the professor as, “The most comprehensive collective failure of knowledge acquisition and retention by a group of organisms more evolved than the archaea Candidatus Huberarchaeum,” twenty-five students managed to absolutely obliterate a test last week to such an extent no one involved is still on track to graduate.

Getting on stage again

Yesterday will have marked my first time performing in an in-person Stevens Dramatic Society (SDS) show since my first year. It’s been a wild ride in between, with several virtual productions, and work last year as President and Producer for SDS.

Starship Troopers

Up until this point, I have covered at least one film from each of the main genres of movies, those being horror, comedy, drama, and animation, within this column.

What’s in my shower?

If you looked at my shower organizer, it might appear that I am an avid collector of bar soap. There are at least four resident bars at all times, sometimes more.