Go Artificial: Save Memories and the Environment
First things first, my tree lights up and spins when you plug it in. Can your real tree do that? Since 2008, the National Christmas Tree Association has done an annual survey on how many households use fake vs. real trees. Not surprisingly, each year, fake trees have won with ease. In fact, the latest … Continue reading
Pining for Pine Trees: Real is the Way to Go
When you think of the holiday season, what stands out as a staple image? I encourage you to recall the Christmases of the past, the ones with tons of snow (before climate change became a thing) and your parents letting you eat cookies for breakfast, when you would practically fall over your siblings to see … Continue reading
The Coin: All Hail Homecoming! Memories to Last a Lifetime
Kendrick Lamar. Frank Ocean. Migos. Cardi B. Perhaps some dabbling around by the DJ will even lead to a little bit of Ed Sheeran, Luis Fonsi, JB, and Beyoncé! Reserve students are back better than ever… Gatsby style! Homecoming 2017 is right around the corner, and the dance proposals are on full blast! Although we … Continue reading
The Coin: New Schedule: A Positive and Refreshing Update
It’s 9:47 on a Wednesday night. I have returned back from a musical rehearsal and realized that between classes, practice and dinner, I have not had any time to do any of my homework. Shoot. I still need to shower and finish an article for the Coin in the Reserve Record about the new schedule. … Continue reading
The Coin: Students Already Tired of Complicated New Changes
The new schedule this year could be improved a whole lot. It is confusing, inconvenient, inefficient, and untimely. Firstly, the seven day rotation is the worst and most confusing part of the whole schedule. Because of this strange aspect of the new schedule, some things, like classes, are dependent on which letter day we are … Continue reading
The Coin: Trump’s Presidency Has Only Left Us More Divided
Although I am not an American citizen and have only been able to call the United States home for a few months, the 2016 election impacted me in an intensely visceral manner. When Donald Trump was elected President, I wept alongside my friends, who cried for their country, for their future and for their safety. … Continue reading
The Coin: Boardingware: Distinctive Logistic Efficiency
If you needed any proof that Boardingware was long overdue, ask the parents of a boarding student. The clunky, awkward system that we had before deserved to be replaced. Rather than a tedious series of phone calls between the student, their parents, and the administrator on duty (AOD), the process of signing in and out … Continue reading
The Coin: Big Brother is Watching: Boardingware’s Faults
Change is never wanted, but at times the undeniable truth is that it is needed. This, I believe that most of you humble souls could agree with. A change in policy, a system of governance, or the annoying new software update on the iPhone are all things that create annoyance at the beginning. But it … Continue reading
The Coin: America First Will Finally Make America Great Again
Over the past 30 years, America has witnessed the hemorrhaging of its jobs, a weakening of its borders, a foreign policy that has left the nation trillions of dollars in debt, and a weakening of foreign relations. Donald Trump saw the problems that plagued our country and ran a campaign that would shake up Washington … Continue reading
