Unironically Enthusiastic
Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
May 16, 2013
Learning French in Spanish was something of a wonderfully confusing idea. Even the way it was phrased seemed a bit odd. Learning French in Spanish. Like, instead of having an English translation for French words, there is a Spanish translation. Thus was the idea my friend presented to me one afternoon.... Read more »
Irony
Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
April 15, 2013
As the opinions editor, I realize that these past two years I haven’t explicitly shared an opinion. As my friend put it, my columns have been a series of monthly devotionals. After all, it’s rather ironic to have an opinions editor who doesn’t have any opinions. In stories, the sassy,... Read more »
“I May Remember”
Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
March 26, 2013
There comes a point in every foreign language class when English becomes taboo. Though difficult at first, eventually your comprehension expands until you reach the point that you can read and watch news stories in that language. That is how I found out about Morocco. According to an article we read... Read more »
More than Mosaics
Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
January 24, 2013
People usually grimace when I tell them what I want to be when I grow up. Apparently, I’ve reached that age when I’m expected to say something intelligent such as becoming a lawyer or a doctor. Becoming a filmmaker, evidently, doesn’t fall under the category of worthwhile vocations. Art seems... Read more »
The Abbreviated Existence of Barbie’s Hair
Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
November 19, 2012
At the ripe old age of seven years, I conceived a burning dislike for the company Mattel. Some genius at the company approved the idea to package real scissors along with Hair Stylist Barbie, and, like any other creatively endowed seven-year-old, I figured that there were an abundance of hairstyles... Read more »
Just an Opinion
November 8, 2011
By: Morgan Koetting – Opinions Editor Fear is the plaguing vermin that festers within you. It isn’t invited. It doesn’t give a hint that it is arriving. Rather, it seizes hold of your mind until it suffocates any words you would have said or actions you would have done. This, for... Read more »
Carpe Diem
October 5, 2011
by: Morgan Koetting – Opinion Editor The last succulent drops of summer have been squeezed from this year, only to be reminisced over in the jar of memories we have carefully tucked away in the backs of our minds. Now being three weeks into the school year, many of us reckon there is no more sweetness... Read more »
High school does not have to be hell, but rather can be a little slice of heaven.
Mari Knehans - Opinions Editor
September 14, 2010
Notify Blair Waldorf: Westminster senior class of 2011 is breaking through the social hierarchy. Unlike the characters from Gossip Girl, many seniors will attest to the fact that our class is developing into a true community. Thoughts of insecurity have diminished, and smiles are exchanged between... Read more »
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