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The unbelievably believable rational paradox of life

The unbelievably believable rational paradox of life

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | May 2, 2024

THE UNBELIEVABLE BELIEVABLE AND RATIONAL PARADOX OF LIFE Since the evolution of man, the greatest and most desirable goal of man is to understand the tenets of the good life. Through curiosity, several...

The Neuroscience of Inaction: Action > Talk

The Neuroscience of Inaction: Action > Talk

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | May 2, 2024

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF INACTION: ACTION > TALK December 5, 2020, 3:13 am, Pacing around my living room, my neural juices are racing through my blood vessels in excitement. This idea is massive and...

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Mississippi declares April Confederate Heritage Month

Simeon Gates, Multimedia Journalist | April 25, 2024

  Use this image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4271660993/in/album-72157624245480522/ Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library recently posted a proclamation...

“We must be open to the ideology that this happiness we deserve must be earned.”

The Happiness Paradox: Everything is A Problem

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | April 11, 2024

HAPPY-ISH: EVERYTHING IS A PROBLEM Strolling around campus, I survey the landscape as I mentally prepare my mind for the wholesome day. As my muscles ache from a harsh leg day the previous day, my mind...

The risks and dangers of idolization

The risks and dangers of idolization

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | April 4, 2024

“Don’t idolize anyone. We’re all just flawed humans” ~ Lex Fridman. As he drives into the paint, I can only admire his footwork. The effortless bounce from which he arches his glorious...

Discipline Dilemma: What We Get Wrong About Discipline

Discipline Dilemma: What We Get Wrong About Discipline

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | April 4, 2024

Rotting in my bed, I can only think of one thing. My soul is craving to move, but my body heeds no call. Seven inches away from me lies my crowded desk not only taking full fledge in my physical Line of...

Gratitude is often overlooked, but is enduring. Embrace it.

The silent weapon of gratitude

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | March 31, 2024

Bound by a quest for freedom, my heart is ever so trepid, aligning with the serendipities and harmonies of an unpredictable cosmos. I keep moving leashing on to every win and detaching at every loss. It’s...

The Bifocal Lenses of Loneliness: We're Both The Problem

The Bifocal Lenses of Loneliness: We’re Both The Problem

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | March 21, 2024

We’re not talking about this enough. It’s more dangerous than we know. Everyone walks around with a huge smile on their face as this silent epidemic haunts them and places them in that dark box. We...

Why some young people are sitting out the 2024 election

Why some young people are sitting out the 2024 election

Simeon Gates, Multimedia Journalist | March 21, 2024

source: https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-blue-building-illustration-BY-R0UNRE7w The 2024 election is slowly heating up, but polling shows that young voters may be cooling down on President Joe Biden....

Innocence is fleeting, adulthood is a scam

Innocence is fleeting, adulthood is a scam

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | March 21, 2024

Gripping tightly to my mother’s soft and supple skin, alas my mind was tranquil. I looked so innocent and felt so pure. Life seemed seamless - an endless tunnel of possibilities and opportunities. I...

Alabama's IVF ruling strikes a nerve in post-Roe America

Alabama’s IVF ruling strikes a nerve in post-Roe America

Simeon Gates, Multimedia Journalist | March 21, 2024

Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-belly-photo-NIZeg731LxM Last week, Alabama’s supreme court ruled that unfertilized embryos were legally children. The decision put a spotlight on...

Embracing Oddity: A Case For Authenticity

Embracing Oddity: A Case For Authenticity

Franklin Okafor, Multimedia Journalist | February 28, 2024

According to SpringTide’s 2020 study Belonging: Reconnecting America’s Loneliest Generation, one in three young people said they feel completely alone most of the time; forty-five percent said they...

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