There is something seriously wrong with this image, but it’s not the fact that it’s upside-down. In fact, you probably won’t be able to tell what it is. Our sense of sight is generally considered to be the most developed of our senses — some estimates suggest that 85 percent…

In the age of jet planes, 200 mph bullet trains, and proposed 800 mph Hyperloops, what would compel anyone to take a 50-hour train ride through the flattest part of America? This is exactly what my friends and family asked me as I set out on my journey on “The…

An argument for bridging the personal with the academic and incorporating new literacies into the writing classroom. On a lazy afternoon during the summer before college, I found myself lounging in a friend’s room as she strummed out a few songs on her guitar. She had a poster of chords…