In the midst of midterm season, some students are still waiting on one precious class material: their textbooks.
The campus bookstore has seen severe...
English poet Alexander Pope, once said “To err is human,” alluding to the fact that all people make mistakes. Some of these mistakes are more serious...
As a Latina woman, I’ve always been surrounded by happiness and the mindset that everything is fine. Even my grandma, who fought depression all her life,...
Although my luggage now collects dust and remains hidden in the depths of my closet, I often think back to the days when I traveled around Spain with my...
Since the start of the fall semester, Emerson has taken considerable action to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and prevent outbreaks on campus. Unlike...
Donald Trump supporters and Democrats have one similar perception of this year’s election: that it will follow in the steps of 2016.
Though it appears...
“How’s the U.S. election vibe? Who do you think will win? Does any candidate pose policies that hurt China or international students?" I received this...
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly transformed our college's culture and the way we interact with others. After classes resumed in the fall, students...
Almost nothing about my 21st birthday will be how I imagined. It won’t take place in a crowded bar. My friends won’t buy me frozen margaritas and toast...
My mom lives in Westchester County, New York, a place that is most known for being the home of the Clintons', and the last place Robert Durst’s wife...
When I first heard the news of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, I was in disbelief. I was aware that Ginsburg had been battling pancreatic...
For those of you who spent too much of your childhood obsessing over Legally Blonde and Beverly Hills, 90210, like me, you probably had an inflated image...
This election season, a vast majority of the American population is likely going to vote by mail. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended just about everything...
What does it mean to vote? When anyone casts their ballot in a normal year, they are fulfilling their civic responsibility as an American citizen. But...
Obviously, a lot has changed on campus because of the pandemic. But what bothers me the most is not the online classes, nor is it the frequent testing,...
When I see OneEmerson plastered on walls and headlining emails, all I do is think.
I think of the students who live through police brutality and racial...
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