R’Perspective:” A first-year’s journey of finding a life worth living
Being stuck in a rut is not an ideal situation to be in. Especially when it has to deal with your major. You know you are in the wrong major when the courses are...
R’PERSPECTIVE: The necessity of family meals
This past winter break, I held high hopes for my family vacation. This would be the time that my brother and I got along, my mother would be open to opinions not similar to...
R’Perspective: “For those who survive their finals”
Midterms suck. So do finals. There is only one perk about taking these annoying tests: Once you’re done with them, odds are you can take a break from really using your brain for a...
R’Perspective: Reinventing Yourself
My, how time flies. A part of me doesn’t believe it; but here I am, writing a reflection of my time spent in college. Has it really been four years since I first set...
R’ Perspective: Tips and Tricks for living on your own: Money savers
Living on your own for the first time is one of the most daunting things that any reasonable person can think of. Without the familial support net that most people rely on or the...
Letting them hit rock bottom
Crackhead, junkie, burn out, bag bitch, dope fiend, druggie, all terms designated for what psychologists and medical doctors deem a drug addict. Appearing in dilapidated houses, street corners and prison cells across movie and...
R’Perspective: What are you?
“What are you?” These three words compose the single most-heard question I am asked by the people I meet. Despite hearing it so often, I am still slightly insulted time after time. Isn’t there...
R’Perspective: Being a crazy person in college
Here I am, at the end of my career as the Highlander’s opinions editor, and rapidly approaching the finish line for my college career — all the while my man-boobs are flopping and my...
R’ Perspective: Living Away From Home Is Not The Same As Living For Yourself
Whether it's 30 miles or 300 miles, living away from home for the first time can be a frightening experience. However, living away from home isn't quite the same as living on your own....
R’Perspective: A shade like no one else
Sometimes I thought of the other children in my kindergarten class as colors of the rainbow. Of course, I knew at the time that all of my classmates had their own distinct combination of...