Somewhere between lectures, homework, quizzes and deadlines, it seems that actually engaging with the people sitting next to us becomes optional — or something we actively avoid. By the end of the semester, we leave with a hopefully passing grade and a handful of half-remembered faces, but few real connections, if any at all.

As a single, Valentine’s Day is always an interesting holiday. Should singles celebrate or not? How should they celebrate if they do? Should I look for a date? The questions are endless, but I’m here to help all singles navigate the holiday.

Non-ownership owns our life. You do not buy and keep; you rent and renew. Access is the product, so access can be repriced, restricted or removed, sometimes with a cheery email that calls it an “update.” The customer becomes an account to manage, not a person to serve.

Despite the ideology that our culture and world have created, slow can be the most transformative and impactful speed at which to live our lives. Slowing down in a world of hurry and busyness allows you to truly see the plan God has for you.

Writing is not merely hanging on despite repeated attacks by the changing world. It’s progressing in tandem with each breakthrough, acting as a necessary component of our technological and communicative revolution.

Students have been battling textbook costs for years. Used books, online versions and buyback programs have made this a manageable fight, but professor-written required textbooks are an unavoidable expense.