Field of Mellins
Treyvon Martin murder leading to lessons learned
I remember sitting in a political science class as a young, innocent freshman several years ago. The topic of discussion was one I’d never really experienced before, the ethics behind the possibility of killing another to save yourself or in some cases, your loved ones. Unsurprisingly, most students in the class thought that they would [...]
Grad school visits show educational missteps
Confidence and heavy preparation are keys to success It’s really a shame that there isn’t some great quote to be found that sums up the feelings I had on a recent trip to the University of Georgia. There is no tidy little cliché or great Winston Churchill-esque quote that will accurately summarize the intense [...]
Start exploring other areas of the internet
Exploring Reddit and Pinterest to find social media with creativity and intelligence The last few months, I have been spending most of my free time on the Internet. While this isn’t exactly a strange phenomenon, considering how inseparable my laptop and I are, there are two things in particular I am addicted to. Of the [...]
Having an open mind has its consequences
The BearCat vote has been put off another week. This doesn’t come as a shock to many people who have been following the BearCat saga as it unfolded in the Keene Sentinel. I’ve been tasked with covering this event as a journalism student, and for the last few weeks I have been eating, sleeping and [...]
Nostalgia behind love affairs with irrelevant artists
Music is a weirdly unifying phenomenon. People at bars, athletic events, and the like are more than happy to break out into song when certain songs are played. At the bars around here, any ‘90s classics from the likes of N’Sync, Backstreet Boys, and the Spice Girls is enough to warrant not only a series [...]
The most hated sports fan in the world
Speaking as a fairly dedicated Patriots fan, I can’t begin to describe the excitement of watching the Patriots in the Super Bowl again this year. While I always make it a point to have some sort of get together with a wide array of food and beverage no matter who is actually playing in the [...]
Re-imagine what constitutes a ‘dream job’
“What’s a real job anyway?” my friend said to me, after I told her about some of my possible post-college plans, a vast majority of them involving the so-called “real job.” It was a fair enough question. I’d never given much thought to what it was exactly that I wanted to do after Keene State [...]
Realizing that procrastination gets you nowhere is hard
Procrastination is the be-all and end-all for most college students. I can safely call myself one who believes that procrastination is the bane of my existence. Ironically enough, I am procrastinating as I sit here and write about procrastination. I am constantly checking my Facebook, tweeting, changing the song on my iPod, sending text messages, [...]
What you put on the internet now could make a difference later
I’m taking inspiration from an unexpected source this week, the former presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain recently suspended his campaign following the surfacing of allegations of a 13-year affair with a woman who was not his wife. This man was running for president, and these allegations derailed his entire campaign. This man’s indiscretions from the [...]
Presidential candidates a major letdown
There was a time in my life when I was quite the political junkie. I reveled in what I called “primary season” the way that sports fans get excited about the start of football season, or baseball season. For approximately six months every four years, I lived, breathed, ate, slept, and submersed myself in every [...]
Presidential candidates a major letdown
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