How to be your own philosopher
Everyone should question their own reality
Every day, most of us wake up and go to school or a job. We tend to create have daily routines, day in and day out. But, we rarely stop […]
Tag: Life
Conservation in danger
Rolling back the teeth of the Endangered Species Act would be a terrible mistake
Most college students, along with most young Americans everywhere, have grown up in a country that has almost no concept of bipartisanship. We have to reach for a long-forgotten history […]
It just doesn’t make any cents
A paycheck is great to have every week, but it isn’t true happiness
College students have a weight carried on their shoulders. Debt. Bills. It all revolves around one thing in life — cold, hard cash. After another summer of working at a […]
Embracing expiration dates
Endings are a part of life we must accept
Everything has an expiration date. The food in the fridge grows mold, shoes wear out, phones glitch out and childhood turns into adulthood. Endings are part of life. Each time […]
A nugget of wisdom
How mass eating chicken nuggets pushes you to succeed
When John F. Kennedy said, “We do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” I doubt he was thinking about eating as many McDonald’s chicken […]
UI professor, performer, person
UI piano professor tries to live a balanced life while teaching, performing, traveling and recruiting
Jovanni-Rey V. de Pedro always knew he wanted to teach. As a high school student, when asked to envision himself in the future, he saw himself as a professor of […]
Ch-ch-changes — Change can be constructive when you utilize it positively
In early December, I was oblivious to the life twist that was coming my direction before winter break. Out of the blue, my parents called me and told me they […]
Seize the day — How an old phrase can mean so much in everyday life
We seem to constantly live in the future, always thinking about what’s next. We often let the anxiety and worry about tomorrow ruin our days. It is difficult to live […]
A culture of consumption — Consume less to live more
We live in a society obsessed with consumption — there is never enough to fill the void. Our appetite for more has led us to overvalue unimportant stuff, and spend […]
Life is short — We should make the most of the time we have been given
Time is a nonrenewable resource. It is finite. Physicists say time is one of the most difficult properties in the universe to understand. It is our most precious commodity. Life […]