Student Blogs
Sometimes all it takes is a safe space for someone to find their home in, but Rev. Beth Goudy would rather Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley be known as a “brave space”. MCCLV has been holding services in Bethlehem since 1984 and although its exterior seems small in stature, the people inside have…
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When you think of a superhero, you obviously imagine a hero like Superman or Spider-Man. Superman swoops in to save the girl and saves the day from the malicious villain. But not everyone needs to have powers or superhuman abilities to be a hero, and Stanley Martin Lieber, also known as Stan Lee, is a…
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Cole Tamarri Two years ago, when I arrived at Northampton Community College, I wasn’t even sure if I belonged at the college. I had spent two years toiling in minimum wage jobs and wondering if my life was ever going anywhere. My first day on campus, I went to the only place that had ever…
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“It’s kind of weird to be interviewed because I’m always the one interviewing people,” Journalism major Kristen Cervenak said. Cervenak is from Toronto, Ontario and has been on The Commuter for five semesters, two of which she was editor-in-chief. She is currently still working as a copy editor on the newspaper for her last semester.…
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If the name Dr. Herman Webster Mudgett is not familiar to you, perhaps his pseudonym Dr. H.H. Holmes is. Still not ringing any bells? Then let me tell you a story that will be sure to stick with you. The year is 1893 in Chicago, Illinois and it is the Chicago World’s Fair. Holmes’ hotel…
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There are interesting people in this world, and if you go to a sports bar on a Wednesday night, and stay until last call, you will find all of them there. In the beginning of the night, there were only a few scattered across the barroom. Some played Cornhole, others sat at the bar,…
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Fandom – the state of or condition of being a fan of someone or something Type: book and movie series Release date: first book: 1997; first movie: 2001 Fan Name: Potterheads; a Potterhead is the name given to diehard fans whose love for the series, the actors, and the author knows no bounds. Fans proclaim…
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I was seething. Absolutely infuriated. The kind of angry where one could rip apart an entire room, but I knew I shouldn’t do that. More importantly, I couldn’t. Being Queen had its pros, but the list of cons was slowly getting longer as the Revolution became more and more violent. So, I had to keep…
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Howard 43 UNLV 40 The biggest upset in college football history happened, as Howard, a 45 point underdog shocked Vegas oddsmakers and college football fans alike. The Bison, an FCS team quarterbacked by Caylin Newton, younger brother of NFL quarterback Cam Newton, raced out to a 21-9 lead. The Rebels came back before the half…
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Waking up, he felt a weight on his bare chest and felt soft hair tickling his chin. Slowly turning his head to the side, letting his eyes roam over the lavishly decorated room, he looked outside the balcony seeing one of the planet’s closure moons beginning to set meaning the planet’s loan sun would begin…
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As I breeze through the clogged streets, I look at the people. The ones who rush, who drag their feet, who stand stock still. They run to and fro to places, that at the end of the day, will be a blur to them. Feeble, minuscule problems, they have that they blow entirely out of…
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“You’re not a real fan,” said an acquaintance to me as he saw my Avengers themed makeup bag. He then went on to say that I only watched the movies because the actors who played them were good-looking. This boy, whom I had just met, went out of his way to try and tell me…
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