The Orion

Community colleges help students develop life skills

Susan Whaley // February 21, 2017

It felt like the first day of kindergarten. I was nervous and shaking but so excited to finally enter a different world. A world that I considered to be that of grown-ups.This spring is my first semester...

Adulting and figuring it all out

Sophia Robledo-Borowy // February 15, 2017

After successfully completing 18 years of existence since emerging from the womb, you are now a legally an adult.You can legally get married, vote, get a tattoo and make various other life-changing decisions...

14 going on 25

Brittany Mcclintock // May 11, 2016

Kids don't look like kids anymore, which means I don't look like an adult now. Stop growing up faster than you need to.

Princes, stop saving the damsel in distress

Elizabeth Ernster // September 1, 2015

Finding the ideal guy is not always what it is cracked up to be.

Real World: Adulting

Megan Mann // August 31, 2015

Having to be an adult may seem like a far away nightmare, but it's a lot closer than we think.

The depressing trend toward desensitization

William Rein // April 17, 2015

Why is it getting easier to stare directly into tragedy and pain and feel nothing?

Aging should inspire growth, resilience — not terror

Allison Galbreath // March 22, 2015

No one should fear getting older. It is a merely a symbolization of potential experiences and life lived.

Family will always stay number one

Julianna Eveland // October 23, 2014

As I get older it becomes easier to drift away from siblings and parents, but savoring these relationships is well worth it.

Money management gets easier with age

Matt Murphy // October 8, 2014

So, I can't blow my bank account on pizza?

Coping with adulthood is difficult

Matt Murphy // September 11, 2014

Life is just chores, and I've never been good at those.

Student leaves behind friends but keeps unforgettable memories

Yessenia Funes // May 12, 2014

Life is unstable as a college student who is constantly moving from place to place, but that doesn't mean students shouldn't build friendships during their temporary stays.

Age marks milestones, not maturity

Julianna Eveland // April 1, 2014

The metamorphosis of a young person to grown-up isn’t going to magically come when the clock strikes twelve.