How many times in an average day do you use the word “go”? Maybe you’re saying you’re going to class in the morning, or maybe your parent has called to remind you to bring something with you when you go home this weekend.
People who know me well probably also know that my taste in music could, perhaps, best be described as “eccentric.
There was something exhilarating about voting for the first time. Even though the literal extent of my (absentee) voting action was marking boxes on a piece of paper and putting it in the mail, it felt meaningful.
Happy New Year! Yes, I know it’s still September. But Monday marked Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of a 10-day period often called the High Holidays.
When you think of the word “barbarian,” perhaps you conjure an image of an intimidating warrior, dressed in animal skins and wielding an axe, ready to burn and pillage some unsuspecting civilized town.
After two consecutive summers abroad, I thought for sure a summer in Washington, D.C., would be a more run-of-the-mill experience. Suffice to say, it wasn’t.
Earlier this year, I wrote a column in defense of UNC’s Slavic, Eurasian and East European studies, which faced budget cuts due to a loss of federal funding.
At first glance, my bookshelf might seem a bit unusual.
