K: Taylor Swift has nothing to prove. Four albums of the year, the highest-grossing tour of all time, and the only 21st-century artist to crack the top 10 of Billboard's Greatest Artists of All Time.    With her billions of fame and fortune, what could come next?    K: At midnight on...

According to the 2023 State of the American Teacher Survey by the Rand Corporation, 13% of educators who responded stated that their school offered no mental health resources to teachers. This statistic, while concerning, is not surprising.     Data from the National Center for Education Statistics...

   “Urinetown” was one of Eastern’s most controversial musicals. With unsavory subject matter, cuts from the pit orchestra, and a petition attempting to change it, many were left with one question.    “What is Urinetown?”    “Urinetown” is a satirical musical tackling many...

 School exists to teach us the will of our species, but I never quite understood the animal kingdom.   The kingdom exists due to us humans’ convinced obligation to separate what we have never known from what we consistently do. It’s a concept that, in terms of Leon Festinger’s cognitive dissonance...

Ahhh, New York City—home of Times Square, flying rats, and eight million people. Known as the "world's greatest melting pot," individuals of numerous ethnicities and cultures combine to create a vibrant, colorful, and expansive society. Yet, within the larger population cauldron rests a hidden bowl...

I want you to love me, Regardless of what I do or say;  For only when others tell me to fly, I can be free.    Even for a moment of recognition, I will plea,  I think about making people happy from night to day; I want you to love me.    For every spark of amusement...

It will get easier with time— Pity’s refrain is the worst sounding choir. Thank you, I hope so. I’ll be fine, I’ve learned to be a mourner is to be a liar.    My heartache is muted by memories As memories move closer than breath. Trust me, I’ve tried all the home...

   “Tabula rasa”— John Locke’s phrase for a blank slate. Locke explains his coined term as an “inherent gift,” claiming it as his own. Yet, he lets us borrow his gift, emphasizing that the interpretation and use of such gift is entirely up to us.     My “tabula rasa” is a rather...