Going Viral: How Newborns Expose Hospital Corruption
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist Hospital staff employ fear tactics upon the vulnerable in order to line their own pockets and achieve their own ends. Take it from Candance Owens, a mother of two and expecting her third. On her platform, The Daily Wire, Owens hosts a show called A Shot in The Dark, a show […]
Going Viral: Go Forth & Get Grace
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist As the semester comes to a close, so does my Going Viral column. It has been a privilege to be given this platform upon which I have spread my opinions on sociopolitical content for the past three years. As I exit the Troubadour as a columnist, one last message I wish […]
Going Viral: The son that never strayed
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist The Born of the Spirit retreat is up and coming on campus. I fell under the influence of the advertisements too: approaches from behind JC tables, flyers hung everywhere, etc. Never having been on BOS myself, the first thing I think of is the Catholic charismatic movement. Before stepping foot on […]
Going Viral: The leggings debate
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist It has become a sort of fad to degrade men. Usually, this trend is propagated by women who negatively react to behaviors men exhibit that women view as distasteful. Women tend to rationalize and defend their attitudes towards these men, taking the stance that men who act inappropriately towards them deserve […]
Human nature & dating apps
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist Our current culture is living in the aftermath of the sexual revolution of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Contrary to popular belief, however, this free love movement originated long before the 20th century. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau invented the basis for this ideology in 1755 in his essay “Discourse on the Origin […]
The Silent Depression
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist In the current economy of 2023, Americans are experiencing higher cost of living expenses and lower wages than at the height of the Great Depression in 1930. Not only are we fighting our way through a recession, but we are fighting silently as these statistics are dismissed by politicians and mainstream […]
Going Viral: Modern music’s effect on our identity
By Samantha Apanasewicz Pop Culture Columnist It is a surprise to no one that the media we consume impacts our lives. Whether it influences our habits, mental health or subconscious tendencies, the music we listen to matters. This is why it should be no surprise that general family dysfunction runs rampant in the society of […]
Going Viral: the battle for our souls
By Samantha Apanasewicz Pop Culture Columnist Recently, I have been introduced to the Wild West that is J. Serra. I had heard rumors that there was a full-blown theatre in there, but I had never seen it myself. I can confirm that there are multiple theatres, all with flatscreens and plenty of seating. But I […]
Going Viral: The controversy of standing for communion
By Samantha Apanasewicz Pop Trends Columnist In the March/April 2023 edition of the local magazine Northeast Ohio Catholic, an article written by Father Gerald Bednar, who is a retired Ph.D and my home parish priest, was published. The article, entitled “Why should we stand to receive Communion?” asserts that receiving Communion standing is the norm […]
Going Viral: The Backpacks of CTK
By Samantha Apanasewicz Pop Trends Columnist “Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know the day nor the hour.” -Matthew 25:13 I’m sure we’ve all experienced it at least once: you’re running late to Mass because your class ended ten minutes before Mass begins. You stopped to talk to a friend for a few minutes […]