Category: Opinion

By Eli Bass, Director of Jewish Life A while after college, on a dare, I signed up for a marathon. I needed a challenge. The marathon and its training pushed me in many…

By Nick Forbes Asst. sports editor While skimming Twitter headlines in search of a topic for my editorial this week, a tweet caught my eye: “Open-carry activists release full video of police…

By Hannah Feustle Abroad writer When I moved the pictures of my first month in Russia off my phone the other day, I couldn’t help but be amazed by the difference between…

By the Rev. Scott M. Kershner University Chaplain Things are happening so fast in our cultural and political world; it’s easy to be overwhelmed. But never has it been more important to…

By Jess Mitchell Managing editor of content I didn’t get to watch The Oscars last Sunday, but I watched enough of the videos, read enough of the news stories and scrolled through…

By Justice Bufford Abroad writer I’ve always wanted to go to Japan. I’m not sure if it was the art or the culture that attracted me first, but I knew that I…

By Eli Bass, Director of Jewish Life As we close out Black History Month, I want to focus on the question of diversity in the Jewish community. Approximately one in four people in…

By Megan Ruge Living & arts editor As a journalism major at Susquehanna, a school we pay about $50,000 a year to attend, I am often asked if I think this is…

By Hannah Feustle Abroad writer I used to see this writing prompt all the time: what if you woke up one day and no one could understand you? After a single evening…

By the Rev. Scott M. Kershner University Chaplain Have you ever considered how your personal experience shapes how you think about democracy? My life experience has allowed me to take American democracy…