We live in an extremely fast-paced and chaotic world. Everything from work and school to even home life seems to demand that our time is spent working hard and staying busy. While COVID-19 may have caused some aspects of life to slow down and certain responsibilities to drop, there are countless more ways that it […]
Category: Perspectives
Riverside deserves to be a popular landmark
It is so easy for those of us living on campus to build our entire world in the 92504 ZIP code. After all, I can get food, exercise and see friends all within a square mile. What more do I need? And, if I want some adventure, the sprawling Los Angeles landscape is a short […]
Sarah Everard’s story is not an isolated event
Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman from London, was reported dead after the police found remains of her body on March 12. Everard was missing for a week and a Metropolitan Police officer has been charged for kidnapping and sexually assaulting her. What happened to Everard is awful and not an isolated event. According to a […]
Disabled adults need vaccinations
The days flick through from day to night. Through the window separating safety from danger, people outside galavant as if there is not an omnipresent threat in the air. Masks are berated and used sparingly, parties and large gatherings persist, and people simply ignore the pandemic that has been raging for over a year now: […]
Justified anger can help fuel necessary changes in society
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Yoda’s famous quote from “The Phantom Menace” quickly became a widely-accepted adage after the “Star Wars” prequel hit screens in 1999. When I threw a tantrum as a kid, I remember what my belligerence would receive: “Dear, what did Yoda say again?” from […]
Post-pandemic life will not be the same as life before the pandemic
It can be hard to wrap our minds around the “new normal” that the COVID-19 pandemic has created. It can be even more difficult to imagine life after the pandemic. One thing for sure, things will never be the same as they were before. Regardless of restaurants opening back up or returning to in-person classes. […]
The Oscars do not always show the best films
For years, one of the ways of defining cinematic achievement has been through awards and their ceremonies, most iconically, The Oscars. The first Oscars awards show was held in 1929, in the early beginnings of the film industry’s Hollywood boom. This year, the 2021 Oscars will undoubtedly look different due to the ongoing pandemic and […]
Problems from 2020 cannot go unaddressed
At the start of the new year, many breathed a sigh of relief and felt a peace of mind that 2020 was over, with high hopes that 2021 would be significantly better. After a decidedly chaotic year, welcoming in 2021 brought both a sense of optimism and exhaustion to many. Amid the lasting impact of […]
‘Ring by spring’ produces a culture of unhealthy practices
One thing I quickly learned as a freshman at California Baptist University was the concept of “ring by spring.” I think most people can attest that they have experienced the “ring by spring” culture at CBU and other Christian universities. However, for those unfamiliar with the concept, “ring by spring” refers to the aspiration of […]
Tom Brady stays a legend
I grew up in a household that loved football, and there were two games every year that my family and I watched, the Army-Navy game (go Army!) and the Super Bowl. This tradition goes back as far as I can remember and those days have been some of my favorite memories as a child. My […]