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-Carlos Basurto | Thursday, April 27, 2023
As classes at long last come to an end, and finals loom on the horizon, plenty of students have begun to show signs of exhaustion from their long-lasting struggle against the never-ending barrage of work. Under these circumstances, it is only natural for a particular sense of overthinking to arise within us. Given this, and
Carlos Basurto | Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Once upon a time, one too many years ago, I was told the story of the cat and the TV by a particularly special person. He was young of age but terribly old of heart and soul. I do not know him and never will, but I can imagine he has gone through quite a
Carlos Basurto | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
As I traversed through the latter half of my Moreau course, answering the weekly reflection prompts and consuming the wide catalog of videos and readings, I once again noticed a trend that has bothered me throughout the entirety of the career selection process. Even though I had always been rather certain of my path, I
Carlos Basurto | Monday, February 27, 2023
The term “TERF” has once again sparked in popularity as one of the many buzzwords in internet discourse following the release of the critically acclaimed yet controversial video game “Hogwarts Legacy,” which marks the latest expansion of the “Harry Potter” franchise. Despite its seeming high quality, the game has acquired a noticeable unfavorability amongst some
Carlos Basurto | Monday, January 30, 2023
Pride is a particularly interesting characteristic of our human experience. It is a double-edged sword with an ambivalent effect in our daily occurrences — too much of it will lead to arrogance, too little will lead to inhibition. Yet where does pride come from? It does not emerge purely from the depths of our souls,
Carlos Basurto | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
It is of our inevitable interest, particularly within a society like ours, to associate ourselves with the story of The Struggler. The Struggler is the person who has faced hardship after hardship, at times even failing, yet that through each obstacle they have acquired the knowledge, experience and ability to ultimately succeed in their endeavors.
Carlos Basurto | Friday, December 2, 2022
There is something uniquely shallow about the way we have begun engaging in debate and it is particularly vexing for any person in possession of their complete senses. Go ahead, I dare you to take one look at the political articles that have been published in Viewpoint preceding and following the midterm elections. In the
Carlos Basurto | Monday, November 7, 2022
Once upon a time, two brothers lived in the Cult of the Line in the Sand. The younger of the two, who went by the name of Leba, had been taught by his older brother about the danger of the Line. The Line marked the end of the village to the south, extending beyond the
Carlos Basurto | Thursday, October 27, 2022
When one takes upon themselves the challenge of imagining the wisest person to have ever lived, attributes such as empathy, kindness and a willingness to forgive are traits bound to define such an idealized sage. This is due to the fact that the more one engages with the human experience, the more likely one is
Carlos Basurto | Monday, October 3, 2022
Our brains are but wonderful machines. This term is no exaggeration by any extent of the imagination, for they have been fine-tuned through millions of years of evolution into the survival powerhouses we know and love so dearly. They are, through constant innovation, quite literally the line between life and death and as such have