The Northern Nerd

I’m tired of the narrative that is fed to me by society. “You’re not a man until you have sex,” is what is often said, and if I don’t...

Traveling the world is at the top of many people’s bucket lists as they grow older. College graduates are now taking a year off to travel...

If one steps outside of the comfort of their cabin on Birkie Saturday, they may be able to hear bells ringing from Hayward’s Main Street....

A lot of people used to call me weird when I was growing up; whether it was because I normally didn’t drink on the weekends, dressed up...

"You're going into teaching? Why on earth would you do that?" You see, there are many perks to the profession. Now, many people may not...

They say the hardest part about traveling is all of the planning that goes into it. You have to take the time to compare flights to find...

Don't get me wrong, work life can be great. I have met some of my closest friends through work, but there are also those people that you...

Society tells you a lot of things. It tells you what clothes to wear, what movies to watch, what shoes you should be wearing, what music...

With Christmas lists that seem to extend down to the floor, it’s easy to get bogged down by all of the hustle and bustle the Christmas...

DJing any event can be fairly entertaining, but throw a bunch of party animal, stressed out college students into a nearly crumbling...

The peroxide that soaked into my wounds wasn’t the only thing that made me cry when I was growing up. I cried when shampoo got into my...

Sorry big city folks, but there are some things in this world that you won't be able to understand—small town life is one of them. There...