Design editor of The Metropolitan reflects on the student newspaper’s successes and envisions an even brighter future.
Author: Dominique Hlavac
A trial run for law school
Learning law and the legal process brings new confidence to a student minoring in political science.
Socialism is no swear word—it means solutions
Student isn’t scared of socialism; she embraces its spirit and solutions.
Requesting student conference funds is no fun
Student describes the bureaucratic hell of seeking SAFAC money.
Political unity is possible in DC
Student has a hopeful, heartfelt takeaway from a conference in the nation’s capital: working across the aisle is possible.
Millennials need to make waves
Opinion writer makes the case for millennial voting power.
The struggle and stigma of mental illness
Student says she’s not giving up on college. “I want my degree no matter my diagnosis.”
It’s time: Safety of schools and college campuses depends on sane gun laws
It’s time to admit it. It’s time to stop denying it. Something needs to be done. America’s unhealthy obsession with guns is killing our kids.
Commentary: Student says ‘hear, hear’ for Shakespeare
On our first day of class, we went around and did the usual introductions: name, major, and why we were taking LIT 377 Shakespeare. Many of my fellow students said they put off taking the class until their very last semester.
A hawk’s-eye view of high school
Surreal. That’s the only word I can find to describe my emotions that day. It’s one thing if you see a disaster hit somewhere else and you think, “Oh, those poor people”.