I’m fairly certain that the bond between siblings is one of the oddest and strongest relationships in this world. Several days ago, while my parents were on a Zoom meeting in our living room, my high-school-aged brother and sister piled on my bed with me to watch Netflix on my laptop. I ended up sitting squished in the middle, with […]
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I’m tired of seeing seniors complain about their last semesters being ruined. I’m tired of hearing and reading about students lamenting that they couldn’t spend time with their friends or go on all the adventures associated with spring semester and the return of warm weather. I’m tired of catching thoughts like “If it wasn’t for this stupid virus I could […]
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Sometimes parents pass more than just genetics on to their children. Sometimes they pass on passions. Take my mother and I for example. There are a few subjects my siblings, father and I know not to get my mother started on unless we are prepared to engage in a conversation that could last anywhere from one to five hours. One […]
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Our institutions of higher learning pack hundreds or thousands of young adults into the same space, condensing a diverse cross-section of humanity into one spot. Everyone comes from different backgrounds, different skill sets and different styles of child-rearing. As a result, college students exemplify some of the oddest combinations of traits and habits known to humankind. In few other settings […]
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I’ll be the first to admit – I really don’t like Valentine’s Day. There are a number of thoroughly arbitrary reasons for my disdain for the holiday of love. First, I despise the color red. It’s loud. It’s angry. It upsets me in large quantities. Pink, as a variation of red, is almost as offensive. Second, Valentine’s Day’s commercialization drives […]
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When Tyler the Creator won Best Rap Album for “Igor” at the Grammys, he mixed his gratitude with a good dose of social commentary. By all accounts “Igor” was not a typical rap album. In fact, according to an article for the Badger Herald, the album boasted fewer rap songs than songs blending hip hop, soul, R&B and pop. Tyler […]
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Once upon a time, a secret kingdom hid just inside the woods at my home in Pennsylvania. An outside observer would have just seen a cluster of oddly-shaped trees, but my siblings and I glimpsed something much grander. One tree, which split into three trunks barely inches from the ground, formed an excellent and inexplicably magical place for a child […]
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What do you do if you wake up early on a Saturday morning? Do you roll over and go back to sleep? Get up and start your day? That might not seem like a very significant dilemma, but which option you choose determines how the rest of your day will look. Our lives are filled with choices. Some of them […]
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Eighteen. That is the number of Nativity sets at my home in Pennsylvania. Large, detailed ones like the one that spans at least half the antique baking table in the foyer. Tiny ones that could fit in the palm of my hand, placed carefully out of the range of wagging dog tails. Medium ones nestled next to the lamps on […]
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Have you ever looked at someone and wondered how their mind works? I do — all the time. Especially when someone can sit down, dig into whatever they need to get done, and just do it. When someone tells me they wrote a 10-page paper in one night, I can practically feel the comic-book question marks popping up over my […]
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On Veterans Day, social media floods with messages thanking veterans for their service. Smartphones buzz with words of gratitude from friends and family members. It is pretty common to know a veteran that you can thank personally — maybe an uncle or a grandfather, a neighbor or friend. Between both sides of my family, I have at least six veterans […]
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Emily Wood – Editor-in-Chief Words cannot express my gratitude for the Liberty Champion. I grew both personally and professionally and became a better writer, communicator and leader through my time at the Champion. The real-world newsroom experience contributed so much to my journalism education and gave me opportunities I never even imagined. Through the long production days, many rounds of […]
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Student Activities’ Coffeehouse showcases student talent with classic style Colossal roars shook the ground of the Vines Center April 10 as opening band Smooch, decked out from head to toe in black apparel, metallic spikes and painted faces, prepared the crowd to “Rock n’ Roll All Night” at this semester’s “The Legends” themed Coffeehouse. Hosted by Liberty’s Student Activities (SA), […]
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