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.