Friday, December 6, 2024
Fly Away Home by Elisabeth Brockman I stepped out my door last week and knew it was Fall because of the honking of Canadian Geese overhead as they all pointed their beaks in the telltale V formation south. “Fly Away Home” is a heartwarming movie from 1996. It is based […]
Enjoying the nature Michigan weather can be fickle. Some fall days are so hot that you immediately strip off your cozy but ill-planned layers, and others barrage us with freezing rains. But when fall days are nice, they’re truly perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. As a kid, my […]
Two decades ago, our country reached havoc. Two decades ago, our country became insecure and frightened. Two decades ago, the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and a hijacked plane changed the world forever. On September 11th, 2001, we lost many of our fellow Americans. Some in the line of duty […]
I never imagined I’d ever have the opportunity to be on TV, let alone have access to a broadcasting production studio. Yet, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, the Agora staff visited the Monroe Public Access Cable Television studio, a local cable channel that provides programming to the city of Monroe. We […]
The Agora has seen quite a few changes over the years. This coming school year is no exception. Various editors over the past several years have changed the newspaper’s format from a large broadsheet to a tabloid that’s about half the size, back to a broadsheet and, again, back to […]
Cosmetics testing on animals has been going on for years, but is now being brought to light from an animated rabbit gone viral on the popular social media app TikTok. “Save Ralph” is a short film created by Spencer Susser. The main goal of the film is to bring awareness […]
As someone with intersectional identities, there are situations that other people just do not understand. So many things are designed for the majority, like due dates and staircases. We live in a white heteronormative society that does not do much for “outsiders”. The struggle with such simple things, both mentally […]
I am not a humble person. That’s not to say I am a boastful person either. Rather, I am self-depreciating or effacing to a fault. I do not enjoy taking pride in my work. When looking at an end result, I am only able to see the flaws and what […]
Sometimes a small advertisement to get involved can go a long way. My first time on campus, at the new-school orientation, I saw a flyer to join the Agora, and upon reading, was immediately interested. Though joining didn’t fit my schedule that semester, I was encouraged to still get involved […]
