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Sure, I’ll listen to you

Anna Schmiel May 13, 2016

I began my essay for Carleton with the sentence, “sometimes being uncomfortable is necessary.” While what I meant by this sentence was that having new, sometime frightening experiences was the only...

Why do we have to know everything?

Anna Schmiel April 22, 2016

It’s ironic; for someone who’s in general had a fear of uncertainty in daily life, things most people consider big uncertainties, like spirituality and unexplainable events, don’t scare me in the...

#winning?

Anna Schmiel March 4, 2016

My mom’s a very liberal, fiery lobbyist, and my dad’s a down-to-earth, sensitive conservative. Whenever I tell people this, their first reaction is to make a joke like, “Wow, you must have heard...

Complex people

Anna Schmiel February 26, 2016

I’ve never understood why people judge each other, and why fighting hatred with more hatred ever seems like a good idea. I was raised Christian, Lutheran to be specific, but the role religion played...

Forests of money

Anna Schmiel February 12, 2016

When I was a little girl, my parents liked to remind me that money doesn’t grow on trees. You can’t pluck dollar bills from tree branches. The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve realized that money...

Minnesota Winters: How to Make Them Slightly Less Terrible

Anna Schmiel January 16, 2016

As a Minnesotan, I know Minnesota winters can make even the most hard-core Minnesotan say “uff da”! And by “uff da,” I mean question why on earth they live in a state that basically becomes a...

I’m not “quirky”

Anna Schmiel November 7, 2015

People always consider me to be an extrovert. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I do talk a lot and am very opinionated, but these things only tell part of my story. For much of my college career,...

Tomboyish girly girl?

Anna Schmiel October 10, 2015

I’m a woman, and I’m sensitive, and can get emotional. But this doesn’t make me weak. And this doesn’t make me a “bad” feminist. One of the things I hate the most is when traditionally assigned...

My way: a food snob reviews the Northfield dining halls

Anna Schmiel May 22, 2015

Maneuvering my way through the salad bar at Carleton’s popular eatery, “East Dining Hall,” I was struck with the suspicion that maybe not all the vegetables were organic. While I should have known...

Missouri blueberry pie

Anna Schmiel May 9, 2015

During my senior year of high school, my dad thought we needed some more father-daughter bonding time. When he was little, growing up in Mark Twain’s Missouri, he spent a lot of time at his grandma’s...

Lessons on beauty standards

Anna Schmiel May 1, 2015

I don’t believe there’s one definition of “pretty.” Even on an individual level, a person’s idea of beauty changes throughout their lifetime. I’ve definitely gone through life looking at beauty...

Voting about voting, Senate bylaws change

Anna Schmiel May 1, 2015

To increase clarity and efficiency, the CSA Senate has spent the term updating its bylaws in order to make its funds and services more accessible to students. Each term, the Senate makes a few changes...

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