Most 18-year-olds in America are entering their senior year of high school— applying to colleges, working paying jobs, and planning for their future. With stars in their eyes and hearts full of hope, these young people do not know where …
Cultural Interview: The LGBTQIA+ and Transgender Community by Miranda Nordaby-Denniston
Culture is defined as “the arts and manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.” However, culture is deeper than an achievement regarded collectively. The LGBTQIA+ and transgender people in our society can be seen as a microculture. They have been …
Careers Online: What is the Influence? by Reagan Kantack
In a world of technological prevalence, and with the modern definition of ‘business’ evolving from franchised corporations to digital storefronts, online platforms have become rife with unique opportunities for entrepreneurs. Widely known as ‘Influencers’, these digital marketers garner great positive …
A “Not-So” Dystopian Future by Jordan Phillips
“Hey Siri, how will the implementation of artificial intelligence advance human beings into the next technological revolution?” Hollywood cinema might suggest a horrifying visual of a technology obsessed culture suffering its demise through a robotic uprising. While it makes for …
Choosing Secondhand First by Juliet Moore
Children are often protected by their parents from the financial realities of family life. When I was very young, my own mother and father were embarrassed by how tight their money was after they both left the Army in the …
The Socratic Seminar: A Queer Ethos by Sierra Shields
I graduated in 2015 from Sierra High School located in the Harrison school district, the same year that same-sex marriage was legalized. In both our English and Social Studies classes, we used the Socratic method when we would discuss various …
My First Semester by Juan Johnson
As I step out of my car and look at the college campus, I see a majestic mountain looking down upon me. I think to myself, “Do I have all my equipment to make it to the daunting top?” The …
Mountain Mothers and Coal Miners’ Daughters: Gender Roles and Educational Attainment in Appalachia from the 1800s to the 2000s by Emily Prichard
In spite of the sense of heightened cultural sensitivity that has characterized much of the 2010s and the uptick in people-centered activism it has wrought, Appalachians fail to stand out as a grossly underserved population. Of the scant political dialogue …