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A photo taken in a much-loved apartment during a Friendsgiving feast

There’s No Place Like Home

Meghan Daniel May 2, 2020

An attempt to bid adieu and thank you When I was in a panel scholarship interview at Wofford during the spring of my senior year of high school, I was asked what activities and organizations I thought...

Like I said, the beauty is in the imperfections. Some of mine were deformed but nevertheless delicious!

Cooking In Quarantine

Jacob Hollifield May 2, 2020

Living through a pandemic is all about substitutions, in the kitchen and beyond Things that you have undoubtedly seen on your social media feeds in the past month and a half include: that foamy coffee...

Critique is productive; criticism is not

Critique vs. Criticism

Madeline Brewer March 21, 2020

Where Should the Line Be Drawn? I’ve often wondered to myself: what makes a critical comment hurt? Where is the line drawn between a productive, structured analysis, and scattered derision?  To...

For a fascinating social experiment, watch the way people walk around campus

Walk With Purpose

Meghan Daniel January 2, 2020

The temptation to coast and an urge to contend “WALK WITH PURPOSE!” This was the resounding exhortation of the Palmetto Girls State counselors as hundreds of rising high school seniors, dressed...

If You’re Reading This, It’s Not Too Late

If You’re Reading This, It’s Not Too Late

Lydia Estes October 10, 2019

Seniors give advice for seizing college years  The class of 2020 recently received an email from the Registrar’s Office reminding students who intend to graduate in December, after interim, in May,...

Abroad Anxiety” vs “Anxiety Abroad

“Abroad Anxiety” vs “Anxiety Abroad”

Mikala McBride May 24, 2019

Understanding mental health while studying abroad  Viewing Wofford from an outside perspective of approximately 6,000 miles away makes for a unique experience. From watching friends hang out...

Slowly Saying Goodbye

Slowly Saying Goodbye

Sheridan Kate Murray February 22, 2019

Dear Sheridan Kate,   With interim in the books and spring semester starting off, I can’t help but feel so strange knowing that these are my last few months at Wofford. How do I make the...

More than a blue light

More than a blue light

Contributing Writer December 8, 2018

What you may not know about on-campus emergency phones The Wofford College Campus Safety staff provides security for the campus community. One of many tools that Campus Safety...

Mediation and Mindfulness 101

Mediation and Mindfulness 101

Jaden Cox December 8, 2018

How Terriers can “keep calm & be mindful”  Wofford Wellness Center’s Thrive series, which aims to provide students with more opportunities to gain information about relevant...

Something smells

Something smells

Contributing Writer December 4, 2018

The infestation plaguing Wofford's campus Long before I got to college, or had even chosen Wofford as the place where I would spend the next four years, I had been warned by friends and family about the...

A Wofford Staple

A Wofford Staple

Eyon Brown November 10, 2018

Examining the coveted professor-student relationship Whether you’re a prospective student, a current student, or even a professor, odds are that at some point, you’ve been told about what makes Wofford...

Center Stage

Center Stage

Meghan Daniel November 10, 2018

Wofford’s writing center can help you with your writing  Tucked in a glass-enclosed pocket on the main floor of the Sandor Teszler Library is, or what has the potential to be, one of Wofford’s greatest...

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