Sounds of gravel grinding under the tires are drowned out by a cacophony of brays, the wheezing and trumpeting far from the “hee-haw” that children learn in school. Searching for corn among the pebbles on the driveway, the chickens seem unaffected by the presence of the car. Ears perked, a buckskin horse trots to the fence while a pony hangs back, stirring up dust with a stamp of his foot. The tapping of my fingers on the seatbelt buckle matches...

Freedom comes in many forms. More than one “type” of freedom is listed in the Constitution. Though freedom is discussed as something that is “granted” or “given”, absolute freedom cannot be bestowed upon a person because internal barriers prevent people from possessing it. When someone is truly free they are rid of the fears and doubts that prevent them from expressing themselves and their opinions. Throughout my life my freedom has been upheld in some ways, but has been suppressed...

Without exaggeration, the hardest class I have ever taken was photography. Though I knew film cameras were used for the class, I did not anticipate the amount of work that goes into developing a roll of film. Hard work and perseverance allowed me to be successful. My first roll came out black due to a problem with setting the light meter, another came out too light when I used bad developer. I put one roll in incorrectly, resulting in a...

I spun around the kitchen, waiting to head off to school. I decided to read the quotes my mom had been posting on the refrigerator to occupy my impatient mind. One in particular stuck out to me. “To love what you do and feel that it matters—how could anything be more fun?” it read. My eyes skimmed over the words of Katherine Graham again. These words turned into a ditty that I hummed as I walked to school that...

Dear Future Roommate, I classify myself as both an early bird and a night owl. It is during the late hours of the night and the early hours of the morning that I find myself to be the most productive creatively. Often, this is when I will begin projects in the form of short stories or paper crafts or zentangles, intricate doodles that start with a scribble and turn into an elaborate design. On the topic of stories, I enjoy...

It actually felt like home. People say that all the time, but I never really believed it. The campus is absolutely...

Personally, most of this had to do with cost. At the same time, the school I ended up at was anything but cheap. Looking over the Facebook pages for each school helped me a lot. I learned that some schools had a large population...