Why we shouldn’t be surprised that 2020 is ‘the bad year’
By Samantha Cynn | December 14, 2020There’s no getting around it. This year has been — to put it lightly — a bad one.
There’s no getting around it. This year has been — to put it lightly — a bad one.
We are less than a month away from the official November 3 Election Day, and it is nearly impossible to avoid that fact wherever you go.
After weeks upon weeks of social distancing, staying indoors and taking necessary safety precautions, I think every person alive has come to the same, nagging question — what am I supposed to do now?
I suppose I should start with what everyone has been thinking these past few months — 2020 has been crazy, to put it mildly.
There are numerous instances that exemplify how coronavirus has affected the increased level of xenophobia and outright racism in the U.S. against Asians, revealing the uglier undertones outlining coronavirus concerns.
Though perhaps choosing to have a watch party on a weeknight is not the brightest of ideas, it has certainly made for some fun times — and isn’t that arguably just as important a part of college life as the academic side?
It took me about two months to come to the abrupt realization that I — during what was supposed to be the most liberating time of my life — wasn’t exactly happy at the University.
Being an undecided major can be torturous on Grounds — or on any college campus, for that matter.
I am reluctant to admit that I have spent the vast majority of my free time not thinking about life back in my hometown of Springfield, Va.
I'll begin by admitting that I started the writing process for the column you are reading right now with immeasurably high expectations for myself.
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