All articles were published in “The Daily Campus,” SMU’s student run daily newspaper. All are my opinions.
Inspired by Kenny Chesney’s “Wild Child” (5/2015)
Personal Column. I said I wanted to be the redheaded girl in a country song. Little did I know that I already am in many of them, but I’ll narrow it done to just one. Kenny Chesney’s latest album is redefining women in music.
Why I Write: The Story Behind the Words (4/2015)
Personal Column. Words have power. Words lie beautifully on the page not trying to be anything but exactly what they are. And ironically, they speak truths far beyond themselves.
The Power of Country Music: Still Dreaming of the ACMs (4/2015)
I first fell in love with country music in the late ‘90s (yes I was little, but I remember) with Shania Twain, George Strait, Alan Jackson and Brooks and Dunn. The genre has reinvented itself over the years, but its ability to tell a story better than any other kind of music has not.
The Cost of our Social World (4/2015)
The constant need to showcase our lives has made our world a self-absorbed and image-obsessed culture. It decreases authentic relationships and presents an unrealistic picture of life to onlookers. It’s a world that screams, “Look at me, look at me!”
Stop Shaming People with Eating Disorders (3/2015)
No one wants to be the freak—no one chooses it. It isn’t as simple as just stopping. It’s about killing a beast. The beast that tells you, you aren’t pretty enough; you aren’t thin enough; you will never be enough. People suffering from an eating disorder fight their own personal beast. It’s with them wherever they go, whatever they do, and whoever they’re with. The beast comes too.
A Master’s Degree is Worth the Costs (2/2/15)+
In this opinion piece I argue that obtaining a master’s degree is worth the cost.
Mallory McDonald 