Author: James Pratt

  • To what degree will your degree affect thee?

    These days, what we look for in universities and what we want our schools to do for us has shifted from the tangible to the virtual. The value we perceive in college prestige is mostly a product of our own insecurity, a mechanism we have created to distract ourselves from what we are truly…

  • Cheating: the hidden truth

    What defines cheating? Interviewer: What do you define as cheating? Student: I don’t know what cheating is, honestly. Interviewer: Would you say that you cheat? Student: Yeah. Interviewer: Do you consider yourself a cheater? Student: No, I don’t. Students often brush off the idea of being a cheater, believing they are not affiliated with the…

  • Presidential Actions: Looking at the beginning of the Trump era

    The beginning of a presidency is a test to prove to the American people of a president’s capabilities. For President Trump, the magnitude of this test has been taken a step further as he has even more to prove than past presidents due to his record low approval ratings and a loss of the…

  • Musical Panthers Find Harmony at Colburn

    The crowd waits silently in the darkness with anticipation, expectations rising. From the stage, it looks like a still, black mass, only just moving to applaud, with occasional camera flashes from anxious parents. Suddenly, a concerto breaks out and the crowd cannot help but become enchanted by the melody, gently swaying in their seats…

  • Mystery dinner makes a splash

    Where creepy crawlies sneak, and drama students creak, the Newbury Park theater department meets in the night to eat. Oh the horrors, do you think you’re ready? Murder will be on the plate along with your spaghetti. “Mystery dinner is in the cafeteria, and everyone is sitting and eating while the show goes on…