Modern technology is amazing. It’s helped to save lives, win wars and helped major networks choose the next biggest talent in this country. But the main use for technology that we have all come to embrace and rely on is something so medieval and so commonplace that I wonder if it’s more harmful than beneficial. Communication. The idea that human connection and interaction are disappearing was brought back to my attention during a recent adventure to the busy tourist-crowded streets… Read more

“Once upon a time…” In any language when a story starts as so we all believe that the plot will follow a simple line.  There are two people, usually a beautiful girl and a handsome boy, who will meet, fall in love, have some obstacle presented before them (varying in the form of a demented stepmother to a mutant dragon) and they find that true love really does conquer all before riding off into the sunset to a Disney-infused highly… Read more

I personally don’t believe in cheating.  On tests.  At board games, card games, sports.  On taxes.  On a significant other.  But truth be told, everyone’s cheated at least once in their life, including me.  We all slip up sometime. The saddest part of it all is that society has become somewhat more accepting of cheaters.  At the very least cheating has become so typical, and to a small extent expected, that it’s almost developed into some sort of mini-norm. Media… Read more

The person who came up with the phrase “never settle for less” obviously didn’t know it’s much easier said than done. As cliché as the phrase is, it’s essential to never, under any circumstances, settle for anything less than you deserve. When you are aware of what you have to offer in any relationship, why would you even entertain the thought of settling? When you’re in a situation you think is not ideal for you, a part of your conscience… Read more

People say I have a hard time letting things, especially people, go. I tend to hold onto them long past their expiration date and make excuses for why I do it. I’ve kept every Barbie from my childhood. I still have the lipstick I wore when I had my first kiss and I have every ticket stub from the ‘N Sync concerts I went to. Some say it’s good I have kept all these things because when I get older… Read more

As you may already have noticed from the header next to the headline, today is not your typical Thursday. In fact, every Thursday from here on out will be focusing on the whole complicated world of relationships. I am aware that an Editor’s Note was published in last week’s edition stating that the Daily Sundial editorial staff will stand by the sex column, and that’s not to say we have neglected it. After countless conversations after the note was published,… Read more