Opinion Articles

Editors bust out of the IWU bubble

The year is over and I have one last chance to write. I have been thinking all week about what I would leave you with, but I realize that you all already know that time passes quickly, relationships are important and that at the end of it all, your relationship with God is what really…

Editors bust out of the IWU bubble

So this is where I’m supposed to say something profound: my last editorial as managing editor of The Sojourn. These past few weeks have been filled with farewell banquets, commemorative speeches, final gatherings with friends and sentimental feelings all around. It’s funny how utterly unaware and apathetic I was about end-of-the-year ceremonies in the past….

Remembering the Sabbath: Secular Jews recognize a need to “Reboot”

Ahh… the Sabbath: a Biblical principle that often seems unimportant, or if nothing else, much less of a priority than all of the other statues presented in God’s Word. In American culture especially, the Sabbath simply seems unrealistic or no longer applicable in light of the high demands and pace of schedules. Work and responsibilities…

The Year of the Earthquake?

When I think about the 2010 year so far, there are two topics that I feel have dominated the news and media. The first, obviously, is health care, but I do not wish to delve into that topic at the moment.
The second topic that I feel continues to dominate top news is earthquakes. I echo…

Thompson plant closed Marion branch in March 2004

About a thousand people lost their jobs when the Marion Thompson plant closed mid-March 2004, almost exactly six years ago, according to the Indianapolis Star. The Thompson plant manufactured radios and televisions and all the parts in between for years, what the company had been known for since it had established its Indianapolis headquarters in…

The way it’s supposed to be?

In a culture that touts diversity as its mantra, varied viewpoints are often excluded from crucial discussions. On topics like religion, politics and ethics many thoughts are heard, yet rarely are those thoughts refreshingly original.
As an individual, I try to hear others out. Even if I disagree with them, I find that I gain something…

“Green:” To be or not to be?

I know, I know… yet another thing about environmentalism and the importance of being “green.” I’m right there with you and confess that I avoided trying to understand much of this debate for a while. I’m not sure if it was the “green” fads that moved to the forefront of consumerism or the actual complexity…

Letter to the Editor

It was an average night at the Baldwin dinner table. An average night with the same old dinner conversations.
“I was up until 3 a.m. playing video games.”
“Watch me break this banana with my forehead!”
“This was the lamest weekend at IWU…ever!”
Same old, same old.
Sure, once in a while a pointless conversation can be entertaining. There is…

Warning: Don’t Date Jesus

So about that, Valentine’s Day is here again, the time of year when you can walk down three whole aisles in Wal-Mart that are covered in pink and red and heart-shaped everything. There are the girls who love it and the girls who hate it, the girls who send out those little cards in campus…

Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day

Every Valentine’s Eve I write an email to the future me, reminding her of how I spent the present holiday. The word “lonely” comes up an awful lot.
OK, I know that sounds pathetic. The fact that I send an e-mail to myself (via futureme.org) one year into the future is probably the reason I am…