Category: Blazer Columns

Right now, life is going pretty good for me. I have a new car (new to me at least); my own money to spend; good friends; a good family; and a bright future ahead of me. However, that doesn’t mean that my life is perfect. For almost the past year …

I have heard a lot of people say they hate living in Fairbury because it’s too small and there is nothing to do. While I agree with them that there is a very limited number of fun things to do in Fairbury, I would never say I hate living here. …

When we made the switch last year from block scheduling to period scheduling, a lot of things changed, and some of it was for the better. For many students, new classes were added to the field they intended to go into, like business and construction. For other students, however, their …

Whether someone is a Husker football fan or not, if they have been living in Nebraska for the past 10 months they have more than likely heard the name: Scott Frost. The former starting quarterback for Tom’s Osborne’s 1997 championship team made his return to Nebraska for this year’s season. …

In the months following the beginning of the #metoo movement, started by Tarana Burke, there has been some upset from the straight male community. For those who have never assaulted or harassed another human being, there is nothing to worry about. I’ve seen Facebook posts shared that talk about how …

Ever since we were in elementary school, we were told we would go to college after high school and then into the workforce. As seven year olds, this goal seemed so far away. But now that the time is here for us to make these decisions, some of us are …

As many may know, I was a cheerleader the past three years, and last year a new rule was introduced that required us to wear red lipstick when cheering. Eventually it mellowed out to the point where we just had to wear some color on our lips since red lipstick …

Changes in life are inevitable. It’s one thing that almost everyone is scared of, whether they admit it or not. Personally, I can admit that big changes scare me: graduating, moving out, going to college. All of these are the next big steps in life for me, but one of …

Happiness has its own meaning to every person. There isn’t a certain step-by-step guide on how to achieve happiness in your life. Although that would be awesome each person’s happiness is on their own personal level, but every person is actually responsible for how happy they are. Whether you believe …