I look over to my friend Courtney, a little confused as to what’s going on. There are 110 teenagers sitting on the floor of a dimly lit room with candles spread about. Soft acoustic Gospel songs...
I've lived in the same house in Foothill Ranch my entire life. I've enjoyed more than a handful of Christmases at the beach and it's almost always a good time to be outside. I live with my parents, my...
Jesus neither condones nor approves of wasting food. I distinctly remember reading in
John 6:12-13, "When they were filled, He said to His disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments so that...
My respite from the confines of life is the 241 toll road -- a glorious 23 mile stretch of smoothly paved road, expansive hills and sky and an utter absence of traffic at most times of the day. I'm undeniably...
All empires fall. The Romans, Moguls, Ottomans, Byzantines and especially the Hummer have had their golden age and are now nothing but names in history. And just like these fallen titans of power, the next big name to this list is the reason #ruinedchildhood exists -- Disney Channel.
As I stand there, crowds of people rush around me. I can’t keep my eyes off of this one frame of artwork; the strokes enthrall me and the overall beauty of it renders me speechless. The murmurs of the...
Dear juniors,
First of all, let me congratulate you on surviving three quarters of what many believe to be your hardest year of high school. You have way too many things going on and there is so much...
We all know the story.
The princess goes to the ball. Eats an apple. Fights the dragon. Talks to mice. Gets her legs back.
These are the fairy tales that we grew up with. But there is more to a fairy...
Beyoncé can preach that girls run the world and we can spread that message until our voices hurt, but feminism is more than just words -- it’s a belief in female empowerment.
Feminism is the belief...
My heart pounds as I walk out into the lunch shelter. I look to my left and right, dodging deans and watching students all around me get stopped for breaking dress code. Just when I think I have a 360...
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, Christmas came early for college football fans across the nation. For ding-dong the witch is dead. The old, flawed Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system has finally been replaced...
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and one, two, three, four…”
Carrie counts in her head as she approaches the last element of the routine: the pyramid. She feels the bases grip...
