Minnesota, Trump, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Clinton, Chicago, Orlando. These are some of the top Google searches that have trended over the past 30 days. This is our reality today. Politicians, shootings and terror.
Somehow, in the middle of classes, homework and jobs, the world still wants college students to be more invested, to be more “educated” as if our current education isn’t enough. I’m not here to tell you what to think or to make your decision for you.
Every week I’m going to stumble through my own understanding of the world and hope that maybe it helps you, the reader, understand the world that is beginning to look even bigger and more frightening than it was before. I will write about something that is going on in our world today, much of the time it will be about the politics that affect our daily lives.
I like to look at the political landscape armed with sarcasm and humor. Those who know me best, know to never take me too seriously. What better way to look at the political world that is on the brink of falling apart completely then laughing uproariously at it? However, there also comes a time where we have to recognize that only our solemn disbelief is our best reaction as the world is a very real place with very real people in it and running it.
We will all have different thoughts and opinions, but what makes America special is that we are allowed to express them freely. I hope that we are open to those who think differently than we do and that we challenge ourselves of our own beliefs. We have the freedom to debate our own views and to also disagree with those who think differently than we do. I hope that this column will inspire some debate and make you cement what you believe and why you believe it.
It is important to know that there is life beyond us and our college degrees and that we can actively contribute to it. So, while you prepare for a new semester or perhaps your first semester and it feels like all your days of freedom are gone forever while you’re locked in an endless cycle of class, life and work, I want to help you grapple with the world that is outside of us.
I would really love your feedback every week, so be sure to let me know what you think. Whether you agree or disagree, if you have an opinion don’t be afraid to voice it.
In a world that is filled with misunderstanding, I hope to provide some clarity and new insight in this weekly column. I hope that you will embark upon this journey with me.
Laina Yost
Associate Editor