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Talkin’ Bout Turtles: Coffee with the Cabinet
Written by Matt Schick Please read through the article for a surprise!!! October 6, 2022, the Student Government Association held its first “Coffee with the Cabinet,” which has no relation to “Coffee with the President,” unless you count SGA President Kolby Bills of course. The flyers stated that the event
Gala 2022: At Last!
Written by Julia Dykshoorn Well, folks, it finally happened. After two years of rather plain (and, shall we say, virus-hindered) spring semesters, Cairn University’s annual Gala came back to decorate the perennially gray month of March with more class than ever. Cairn students proved more than ready for its return,
A Blessing for the Cairn Social Workers
In the book of Romans, it says “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient
Comet in the Dark
Written by Cornelia Schmit Who am I in this darkest place? not enough light then to see my own reflection my skin is sticky with mud I can’t get clean sand embedded deep beneath my fingernails, trapped between my toes Who am I and how do I go on? there
The Frost Boasts
Written by Freelancer The Frost boasts his chill—Descends in a breath Green blades shrouded in glittering caskets Yet still, The Sun—set on His goal, Melts Death. And Life—now our thrill.
Sisters by and bye
There’s a picture I don’t look at Each time it shows in my camera roll I skip past it quickly, hoping my mind doesn’t see. It always does. Two girls in white graduation gowns smile back through the screen The first girl is confident, practiced, her leg sticks behind her
A Night In
Written by Freelancer Grief and Love shook hands, Then decided that was too formal, And embraced. Both glanced at Time and chuckled, Fascinated by how so many Bought her lies of deadlines Applying to either of them. “No, we are outlaws,” Grief announced, “thrown about by the wind and holding
Compass for a Pilgrimage
Written by Chris Amberge This tiny formed and voidless sphere Singing blessings and spitting curses at the innocent children of the Absolute You find your place in the midst of this overwhelming narrative The drama between gravity and the longing for transcendence Yearning for more than a simple taste of
Boots in the Mud
Written by Clare Nolan Boots in the mud, head in the clouds This is a war, son, we don’t mess around You’re a long way from home, you’re scared, they all know it But that’s just fine, they’re scared too, an’ they show it This man here beside you, he
A Study in Genre
Written by Greg Phillips My friend, what is the genre of my life? Maybe, perhaps I am an old fable Harried, yet I still sleep my race anyway Lone Bat amidst the birds and the beasts, A Grasshopper among the busy Ants, A Fox ruining these sour grapes of fate.