By Olivia Dimmerodimmer@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnNot all men perpetuate violence against women, we know that.
Living away from home provides more opportunities for growth and freedom. It forces a person to come into their own and figure out how they’re going to make ends meet, and after college, that’s going to be the reality for a lot of people.
When finals week ended, I attended MSU’s Leadershape program with forty-nine other MSU students.
Short. Tall. Fat. Skinny. Young. Old. White. Black.These are just eight words of thousands that are supposed to define who we are.Across the world, young girls look at photoshopped images of models all with the same long, thin figures and ask themselves why their bodies don’t look like that.
There is a stigma that follows people who take pills for disorders like anxiety. With more medicines being developed each year and rising awareness efforts, I don’t see as much criticism towards people who take medicine anymore.
I can remember cutting out construction paper hearts, scrawling swirly, left-handed inscriptions on "one free hug" coupons.
We have come to a point in our education system where a number on a transcript is supposed to define who you are.I graduated high school with a 3.8 (thanks, math), a 30 on my ACT and zero work ethic.
For some reason I always thought my last day of class would hold some kind of celestial significance. I’d even imagined it how it might go a few times this semester — as cheesy as it sounds, I pictured it as a sentimental affair, one where I would show up on time, pay extra special attention and maybe retain a few snippets when I look back on it decades from now.
The paradise might not be perfect after all, but a paradise it remains. For me this was the perfect identification of my country.Honduras might not seem to stand out in the map for most of my peers at MSU.
Back home, I drive by the largest mosque in America on my way to the mall.For every Jack or Sarah in my class, there were three Alis and a Malak.I got a few extra days off every year for Ramadan, a Muslim holiday.Where I wore scarves around my neck for fashion, many of my female classmates wore them around their heads year-round for religious reasons.Street signs, business names and even letters sent home from the schools come in English and Arabic.I grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, one of the largest Arab communities outside of the Middle East with 40,000 Arab-American residents out of 98,000 overall, second only to Paris.
The essence of chivalry is dead.Not just in America, but all over the world. As a German belief and standard of courtship, chivalry is much like the age of the dinosaurs—part of history.While it’s true that the course of meeting people and dating has evolved, it’s sad to see the value of respectful wooing of the opposite sex long since diminished.When two people meet at a party, all it takes is a guy to sink a beer pong win to get a girl’s attention.
My cellphone background is of a waterfall in Puerto Rico. My specialization is in environmental studies.
I recently turned 21, and the East Lansing bar scene has been a whole new experience for me.
Frequent encounters with something can desensitize you from it. For example, I came to college as a neat freak, but the pile of dirty dishes in my kitchen sink seems rather normal and unthreatening nowadays.
If you invite me to a place where there will be nachos and beer for free, I will dress up in five seconds.
I have been able to see a new face of journalism in my days at The State News, a face that wants to rebel against the stigma of censorship.
Being Catholic is something I take pride in and will always love, but after taking time to think about faith and science, I've come to realize some concepts in my religion clash with reality. Around MSU’s campus, I have seen several different churches like Islam, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Catholic, Christian and others. Some religions have similar beliefs and some have totally different ones. How is a person to know which religion to believe in, or if religious beliefs are even real? As I've learned more about science and history, many of the ideals don't seem possible. But does that diminish the value of religion?
I was born and raised around smart, strong, independent and genuinely beautiful females. Throughout my life, I have seen these women make an impact in the community and in other people’s lives, as well as give life to future world citizens.
College obviously is a stressful time for students. We are constantly studying to maintain our grades.
The heart sinking down to the stomach.The nagging thought: Why did this have to happen?Reading the news about 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth losing her battle with cancer, that gut-wrenching feeling is something so many of us shared this morning.