{"id":162,"date":"2025-01-18T15:29:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T20:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:12:06","slug":"opinion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/letters-to-the-editors\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5444\">Letters to the Editor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-heading-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-big-font-size wp-elements-c87bc875c9727f40c7f8355e58f18b22\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Recent Opinion Coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mckay_1-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/knoxville-says-goodbye-to-mckays\/\">Knoxville Says Goodbye to McKay&#8217;s<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Alumni Editor and Olyver LaGabed, Staff Writer A longstanding pillar of Knoxville, Tennessee, McKay\u2019s Used Bookstore, has announced that it will be closing. After 40 years of service, its last day of operation will be on Sunday,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/casual-fandom_1_optimized_2000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three people looking up towards a speech bubble with the the Homestuck logo, Hazbin Hotel logo, Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus, and Aoba from Dramatical Murder\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/fandom-spaces-have-died-why-fandoms-arent-fun-anymore\/\">Fandom Spaces Have Died: Why Fandoms Aren&#8217;t Fun Anymore<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Em Powell, Social Media Intern Most people have been a part of fandoms, big or small, whether they\u2019d like to admit it or not. Fandoms have been around for as long as communities and interests have existed. Fandoms are&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4815104-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Father Taking a Photo of His Daughter Holding a Cupcake\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/kid-fluencers-tennessee-has-your-back-and-your-paycheck\/\">Kid-Fluencers: Tennessee Has Your Back and Your Paycheck!<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Trevathan, Alumni Managing Editor The world collectively clutched its pearls when Ruby Franke, famous vlogger and mom of six children, was revealed to be a monster in disguise. A truth that had not been recognizable to the naked&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ed_White_First_American_Spacewalker_-_GPN-2000-001180-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ed White\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ed_White_First_American_Spacewalker_-_GPN-2000-001180-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ed_White_First_American_Spacewalker_-_GPN-2000-001180-1-498x500.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ed_White_First_American_Spacewalker_-_GPN-2000-001180-1-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ed_White_First_American_Spacewalker_-_GPN-2000-001180-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/apollos-twin\/\">Apollo&#8217;s Twin<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor On April 11, 2026, we saw four people come back from a mission unlike anything we\u2019ve seen in 54 years. Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Commander Gregory Wiseman were the first people to&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-20134134-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Phone with hearts\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/love-in-transition-adapting-to-change-in-relationships\/\">Love in Transition: Adapting to Change in Relationships<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Lida Valentino, Special to the Journal, Additional Edits by Carlie Abbott, with a Note from Cordia Paxson No one really talks about how much romantic relationships change over time. When you first start dating someone, everything feels electric and&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hardin_optimized_2000-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hardin Valley Campus\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/how-to-not-do-a-lockdown-drill\/\">How to Not Do a Lockdown Drill<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Olyver LaGabed, Special to the Journal For many, lockdown drills are no stranger. Especially for students, who\u2019ve stepped into the routine of being under constant threat of something always being possible. Students have learned that schools will never truly&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo-1522125670776-3c7abb882bc2.avif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman holding a phone\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/the-scroll-that-never-ends-how-doomscrolling-is-quietly-controlling-us\/\">The Scroll That Never Ends: How Doomscrolling Is Quietly Controlling Us<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Kyle Cantrell, Special to the Journal The world we live in today is something that has never been seen before. Twenty-five years ago, the biggest technological advancement was having access to the internet. But somehow, that was only the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Neurodiversity_Crowd_2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crowd of neurodiverse people\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/pellissippi-perspectives-how-has-self-diagnosing-affected-the-lives-of-people-with-adhd\/\">Pellissippi Perspectives: How Has Self Diagnosing Affected The Lives Of People With ADHD?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 31, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Jaime Branch, Special to the Journal Since I was old enough to attend school, the majority of people around me have suspected me of having Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), even before my official diagnosis. I would act out in my&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/womenssuffrage-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Women\u2019s Suffrage faced many obstacles in Tennessee, many of which came from other women who believed in Conservative values of wives being subservient to their husbands\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/dear-son-womens-fight-for-the-19th-in-tennessee\/\">Dear Son: Women&#8217;s Fight for the 19th in Tennessee<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-18T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor In August of 1920, the United States ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. This important addition to the document finally declared that the right to vote could not be denied on the basis of&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled_Artwork-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Digital drawing of Alysa Liu with her gold medal\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/alysa-liu-blade-angel-how-this-alternative-figure-skater-is-changing-the-scene\/\">Alysa Liu, Blade Angel \u2013 How This Alternative Figure Skater is Changing the Scene<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-04T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Rylen McGuire, Contributing Writer Figure skating is one of the most viewed sports in the Winter Olympics and a beautiful expression of art and athleticism, captivating millions across the globe. Despite its graceful and good-natured appearance, figure skating is&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Politics-of-the-olympics-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"figure skaters outlines dancing on ice with country flags in the background\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/politics-censorship-and-double-standards-a-winter-olympics-retrospective\/\">Politics, Censorship, and Double Standards: A Winter Olympics Retrospective<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-25T09:00:59-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Alumni Editor The 2026 Winter Olympics were a beautiful display of the human spirit, as athletes from around the world showed up to show off their talents. The games strive to be as apolitical as possible, leading&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1344-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cordia the Pantheress doing a twirl on ice skates while the geese watch\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/go-figure\/\">Go Figure<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-25T09:00:37-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Military_Funeral_Honors_with_Funeral_Escort_for_U.S._Army_Staff_Sergeant_Casimer_Lobacz_in_Section_33_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery_Virginia_June_17_2024_-_35-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A U.S. Army Honor Guard marching among tombstones of Arlington.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/pellissippi-perspectives-naive-to-worldly\/\">Pellissippi Perspectives: Naive to Worldly<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-25T09:00:35-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Peter J. Salzman, Special to the Journal Growing up in a small, predominantly white North-Wisconsin town, I was sheltered from discrimination and segregation. Although I would see things on TV, it seemed as if the Civil Rights movement didn\u2019t&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-Bunny-at-the-2026-Super-Bowl-Adam-Hunger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bad Bunny singing as his backup dancers hold him\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/bad-bunny-dice-no-suelte-la-bandera-aqui-en-los-estados-unidos\/\">Bad Bunny Dice \u201cNo Suelte&#8217; La Bandera\u201d Aqu\u00ed En Los Estados Unidos<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-18T09:00:31-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Jacqueline Ayala, Editor Super Bowl Sunday, when every place that sells wings within a 50-mile radius gets overfilled with eager football fans. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no interest in talking about the actual football aspects of the Super Bowl&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled_Artwork-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pax the panther making a heart gesture.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/thanks-for-your-support\/\">Thanks for Your Support!<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-18T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawley, Lead Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/flowers1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/cupids-picks-for-an-evening-with-your-valentine\/\">Cupid\u2019s Picks for an Evening With Your Valentine\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-11T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 11, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia Paxson, Special to the Journal Take a deep breath in. *Inhales.* You smell that? What is that pleasant aroma? That\u2019s right. It\u2019s Valentine&#8217;s season and love is in the air. But wait, I\u2019m getting a hint of something\u2026basic&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cal-johnson-building-tn1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Cal Johnson Building in Knoxville, Tennessee\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/first-black-millionaire\/\">Knoxville&#8217;s First Black Millionaire: The Story of Cal Johnson<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Lavender Belle Maynard, Special to the Journal, Additional Edits by Addison Chrivia Knoxville is a city rich with culture and history, particularly Black history. However, most of Knoxville\u2019s Black history and the important people who contributed to it aren\u2019t&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/justice_center-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"McMinn County Sheriff&#039;s Office and Justice Center\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/the-unfair-treatment-of-tennessee-inmates\/\">The Unfair Treatment of Tennessee Inmates<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Taygan Lyke, Special to the Journal It has been evident throughout the years that a plethora of problems have been arising in prisons around the United States and, more importantly, in Tennessee. Overdoses, assaults, lawsuits, and violence have left&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MexicaliBraceros1954-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crowds of migrant workers in Los Angeles trying to find employment\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/enforcing-immigration-then-and-now\/\">Enforcing Immigration, Then and Now<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns The last event I\u2019ll be covering that occurred this winter was perhaps the most harrowing sign of what is happening in this country. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed US citizen Ren\u00e9e&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2508-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A pile of snow with a green ruler standing upright in it to measure the depth.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/staying-warm-in-winter-weather-a-formula\/\">Staying Warm in Winter Weather: A Formula<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-28T09:00:10-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Heather Schroeder, Faculty Mentor As a native Upper Midwesterner, moving to Tennessee in December 2010 was a big mindset shift. We experienced a blizzard that, to my winter-ready self, seemed like a garden-variety snowstorm. Everything shut down for a&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Take_a_Deep_Breath_9478767925-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man and a woman hold up a sign that says &quot;Everybody take a deep breath!&quot;\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/pellissippi-perspectives-surviving-school-with-schizophrenia\/\">Pellissippi Perspectives: Surviving School with Schizophrenia<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-28T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Penelope, Special to the Journal Introduction by Draven Copeland, Managing Editor Kicking off Imaginary Gardens\u2019 new Pellissippi Perspectives series, we present Penelope\u2019s piece on her experience with diagnosed schizophrenia\/paranoia on campus. In her story, she details how she navigates&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1280px-Allende_supporters-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Salvador Allende\u2019s coalition government won the national election in Chile in 1970, the first time a Marxist was elected in a democratic election.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/the-united-states-playground-south-america-pinochet-and-nicolas-maduro\/\">The United States\u2019 Playground; South America, Pinochet, and Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-28T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor In last week\u2019s article, I began by comparing recent actions of the Trump administration to the actions of other administrations during that time of moral failure known as the Cold War. We covered President Donald&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2016_Rose_Bowl_Stanford_pep_rally_23970792552-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Audience at a pep rally.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/college-pep-rallies-more-than-just-a-high-school-event\/\">College Pep Rallies: More Than Just a High School Event<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-28T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Mackenzie Grace Kinger, Special to the Journal A high school pep rally is a fun event, often held before a big game or a new school year. Its main job is to help get students excited and create a&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Address_Book_of_Watergate_Burglar_Bernard_Barker_Discovered_in_a_Room_at_the_Watergate_Hotel_June_18_1972_-_NARA_-_304966.tif-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A page containing a list of contacts and phone numbers\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/enemies-at-the-gate\/\">Enemies at the &#8216;Gate<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor At the final Imaginary Gardens meeting last semester, we put together a list of stories we planned to get done in time for classes starting this semester. When it was my turn to pitch ideas,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ND-2-EGH-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Several white flowers with an ant on one of them.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/letter-from-the-editor-the-journey-towards-fulfillment\/\">Letter from the Editor: The Journey Towards Fulfillment<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma Harrison, Editor-in-Chief This past semester, I\u2019ve been pondering on what it means to be fulfilled. I\u2019ve spent countless nights wondering if I\u2019m on the right track to lead a long, fulfilling life. Who knows, maybe you get past&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pause-for-Effect-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pause for effect, the art of commas\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/grammar-simplified-an-imaginary-gardens-advice-column-pause-for-effect-the-art-of-commas\/\">Grammar Simplified: An Imaginary Gardens Advice Column &#8212; Pause for Effect: The Art of Commas<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Mary Arsenault, Staff Writer Welcome back!\u00a0 If you\u2019ve been following along, you already know the drill. I (your poor at grammar, but very eager to learn friend) ponder a question about grammar and send it off to an English&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_9537-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christmas lights around a light pole.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/red-lights-green-lights-dear-cordia\/\">Dear Cordia, an Imaginary Gardens Advice Column: The Twisted Game of Red Light Green Light<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia Paxson, The Pantheress Seeing relationship flags is like speeding through a Christmas light show, or playing a horrible, twisted game of \u201cRed Light, Green Light\u201d led by the most annoying person who leaves no breath in between orders&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Colorful_dreidels-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Several colorful dreidels\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/holidays-around-the-globe-from-christmas-to-yule-and-everything-in-between\/\">Holidays Around the Globe: From Christmas to Yule and Everything In Between<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor\u00a0 Happy Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, and so, so many more winter holidays to all readers! This season is celebrated around the globe in one form or another by almost every culture, in ways that have evolved&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_2427-24767853213125818042-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alejandro holding a sign that says \u201cAlejandro\u201d\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/an-ice-christmas-the-stark-reality-of-celebrating-holidays-while-your-loved-ones-are-detained\/\">An ICE Christmas: The Stark Reality of Celebrating Holidays While Your Loved Ones Are Detained<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-03T09:00:40-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Bean Gast, Staff Writer No matter which winter holiday you celebrate, there\u2019s one factor that is significant to all of them: sharing the celebration with family and friends. As a result of the rampant U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7059-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/managing-sleep-the-forever-struggle\/\">Managing Sleep: The Forever Struggle<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-03T09:00:22-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Matthew Gilliam, Special to the Journal One would be hard pressed in 2025 to find a student who wasn&#8217;t suffering the consequences of a poor sleep schedule, myself included. I&#8217;ve been there, pushing off studying or homework until near&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AIDataCenter\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/ais-hidden-footprint-the-environmental-impacts-of-artificial-intelligence\/\">AI\u2019s Hidden Footprint: The Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-03T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Baker, Staff Writer AI has rapidly become a huge part of most people&#8217;s daily life. Everyone constantly uses it, whether they want to or not \u2013 AI is used in most phones and is even built into most&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anunci_del_Black_Friday_en_un_comerc_del_carrer_Nou_de_Girona-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A jewelry store window with a Black Friday sign\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/behind-the-scenes-of-black-friday\/\">Behind the Scenes of Black Friday<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T09:00:44-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Editor and Anonymous Contributor With Thanksgiving coming up, Black Friday follows shortly thereafter, a day in which many people go out to buy large amounts of Christmas presents or other items for themselves while being justified by&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chimera_LP_VE_Operator-Collection-update-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/call-of-duty\/\">Black Ops 7: What the Hell Are We Doing Anymore?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T09:00:21-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief Let me preface this review by saying I have been a fan of the Call of Duty franchise for most of my lifetime. Since I was about eight years old, I\u2019ve been enthralled by the fast-paced&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leaves on the ground with longer pieces of grass growing from the ground.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/cordia-thanksgiving-woes\/\">Dear Cordia, an Imaginary Gardens Advice Column: No Place Like Home for the Holidays?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T09:00:18-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia Paxson I had a friend who would come home every holiday to a family full of haters who constantly bombarded her with questions like \u201cAre you still single?\u201d, \u201cWhen are you going to settle down?\u201d, and statements like&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A painting depicting the popular scene of the \u201cFirst Thanksgiving\u201d\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/flipping-the-coin-a-thanksgiving-play\/\">Flipping the Coin: A Thanksgiving Play<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T09:00:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor Unlike Halloween, most of us are likely familiar with the origins of Thanksgiving. We have the story told to us ad nauseum when we go through elementary school and through popular media\u2014the Pilgrims come to&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_20251116-231202_Docs-e1763354053991-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Front window display of American Eagle showcasing their new merchandise and styled fall outfits\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/the-rise-in-conservative-outfitting-how-the-political-climate-is-reflected-in-our-fashion\/\">The Rise in Conservative Outfitting: How the Political Climate is Reflected in Our Fashion<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Em Powell, Lead Graphic Designer In recent years, we have all been aware of the change in our political climate. We have seen the shift in not only our political leaders and how important issues are handled, but also&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/retro-stranger-things-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"red and black logo for Stranger Things, with a bright five in the background\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/the-beginning-of-the-end-the-first-five-minutes-of-stranger-things-season-5\/\">The Beginning of the End: The First Five Minutes of Stranger Things Season 5<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor Netflix turned five minutes into hours as \u201cTudum\u201d, their official companion site for entertainment exclusives, hosted an exclusive livestream for Stranger Things Season Five. The Tudum event was hosted on November 6th, 2025, the same&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tardigrade_reading_a_book-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"TardigradeReading\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/youre-reading-the-wrong-books\/\">You\u2019re Reading the Wrong Books<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Editor As a self-described bookworm, it baffles me when people say that they hate reading. I typically continue the conversation by asking about what kinds of books they read and, the majority of the time, my suspicions&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/white-house-2-ap-gmh-251020_1760994063485_hpMain.avif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A photo of portions of the White House East Wing being demolished.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/remembering-the-white-house-a-history-of-reconstruction\/\">Remembering the White House: A History of Reconstruction<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor In July of 2025, the Donald J. Trump administration announced it would be constructing a new addition to the East Wing of the White House in the form of a massive 90,000 square foot ballroom. This&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Confused_young_woman-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Young woman looking at an open notebook with an uncertain expression\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/reframing-the-narrative-around-changing-majors-do-whats-best-for-you\/\">Reframing the Narrative Around Changing Majors: Do What\u2019s Best for You<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T09:00:40-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Editor \u201cWhat\u2019s your major?\u201d It\u2019s the second question someone asks you as a college student, right after your name. It\u2019s an easy conversation starter and a great way to meet like-minded individuals \u2013 however, the implications of&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A shirt with the PBS logo with the acronym LSD under the logo\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/weird-shirts-and-their-growing-popularity-why-do-these-shirts-exist\/\">Weird Shirts and Their Growing Popularity: Why Do These Shirts Exist?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T09:00:28-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By John Medina, Staff Writer Since the turn of the 20th century, the common T-shirt has maintained its status as a symbol in both fashion and larger pop culture as a whole. From its origins as undergarments for navy soldiers&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/No_means_no_Liebknechthof_Vienna-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"No means No\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/dear-cordia-an-imaginary-gardens-advice-column-brave-boundaries\/\">Dear Cordia, an Imaginary Gardens Advice Column: Brave Boundaries<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T09:00:14-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia Paxson \u201cEveryone deserves respect, support, and the opportunity to succeed without compromising their education or employment. Title IX is more than a law\u2014it reflects real experiences that affect people\u2019s personal, academic, and professional lives.\u201d Allyson Torres Beckman, Deputy&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_Artwork-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/paxs-message-to-readers-on-campus\/\">Pax&#8217;s Message to Readers on Campus<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanIV-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"American IV: The Man Comes Around\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanIV-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanIV-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/the-man-in-black-in-technicolor-johnny-cashs-best-albums-and-singles\/\">The Man in Black in Technicolor: Johnny Cash\u2019s Best Albums and Singles<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Caleb Harrison, Contributing Writer A father, a legend, and \u201cthe man in black,\u201d Johnny Cash was one of the best country music artists who ever stood on stage. He was able to influence people around the world with his&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9648-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person wearing a pink button-up shirt stands on a wooden deck surrounded by autumn trees with yellow and orange leaves. They\u2019re sipping from a white mug.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/in-defense-of-early-mornings-a-secret-weapon-in-the-fight-against-seasonal-depression\/\">In Defense of Early Mornings: A Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Seasonal Depression<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor The season is shifting and with it comes the evenings where the sun is setting before most of us even eat dinner. With the change in season comes a serious change in vibe, as seasonal&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-mufidpwt-9593100-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man faced away from the camera carrying two bunches of bananas on shoulders.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/conscientious-consumption-how-existing-ethically-is-increasingly-impossible\/\">Conscientious Consumption: How Existing Ethically is Increasingly Impossible<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Addison Chrivia, Editor Is it possible to be an ethical consumer nowadays? Between fast fashion and steadily growing grocery prices, it can feel impossible to find anything that is both affordable and high quality for yourself, let alone something&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bull_Run_Fossil_Plant-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/the-sad-reality-of-coal-ash-the-lasting-environmental-effects-of-the-bull-run-steam-plant\/\">The Sad Reality of Coal Ash: The Lasting Environmental Effects of The Bull Run Steam Plant<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Baker, Staff Writer The remnants of the Bull Run steam plant in Claxton, Tennessee, are about five miles away from the Hardin Valley campus of Pellissippi State Community College. Founded in 1967, it was a coal-fired electricity-producing plant&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hanover_Cube_Of_Truth_DSC_0037_38782103015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of people are gathered wearing Guy Fawkes masks holding signs that say \u201cTruth.\u201d\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/dairy-is-scary-the-horrors-of-the-dairy-industry\/\">Dairy is Scary: The Horrors of the Dairy Industry<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T09:00:39-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Bean Gast, Staff Writer It\u2019s not often that I watch a horror movie that I\u2019m unable to finish; however, I only made it 15 minutes into Earthlings, a documentary about the animal exploitation industry. The reality of how we&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MV5BNDg1OTI1M2MtMTVlMS00ZjFhLTgyMTAtYjIzOWUwZTkyZWE5XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nosferatu\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/spooky-scary-to-scariest-dravens-horror-recommendations-for-a-frightful-halloween-night\/\">Spooky, Scary, to Scariest: Draven\u2019s Horror Recommendations for A Frightful Halloween Night<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief It\u2019s a shame wintertime gets the unofficial title of \u201cthe most wonderful time of the year.\u201d As fall chills creep in and all the leaves change colors, there\u2019s a sense of magic in the air that&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/X-ray_of_deep_brain_stimulation_in_OCD_L-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"X-ray of deep brain stimulation in OCD\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/ocd-myths-facts-and-getting-help\/\">OCD: Myths, Facts, and Getting Help<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Jackie Ayala, Staff Writer October marks OCD Awareness Month \u2013 a time to acknowledge and understand people who have obsessive compulsive disorders, maybe even consider the possibility one might have it. This month gives others a chance to learn&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_4193-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two pumpkins placed on the ground in an old flowerbed at nighttime. One is carved like a classic Jack-o\u2019-lantern and the other is not carved.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/how-pumpkins-haunt-the-earth\/\">How Pumpkins Haunt the Earth<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-29T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Baker, Contributing Writer During the fall season, there are tons of pumpkins produced in pumpkin patches across the world; they&#8217;re a huge staple of Halloween celebration and who doesn&#8217;t love picking out their own pumpkin to carve?&nbsp; These&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/G1DxlcZWgAAE2-z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CelesteHernandezMissingPoster\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/d4vd-and-celeste-facts-rumors-and-suspicious-artistry\/\">D4VD and Celeste: Facts, Rumors, and Suspicious Artistry<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Kiera Tempel, Staff Writer !CONTENT WARNING! &#8211; This story discusses the ongoing investigation into the homicide of a teenage girl. Related topics to the case, such as pedophilia and references to self-harm and dismemberment, are present in this story&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54384174107_7225f33ac6_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A tall building with many stairs and grand arches.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/protecting-free-speech-or-erasing-trans-students-the-new-tbr-policy-and-what-it-means\/\">Protecting Free Speech or Erasing Trans Students: The New TBR Policy and What It Means<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Bean Gast, Staff Writer Last month, faculty members received an email stating that \u201cstudents, faculty, and staff are not required to: use a person\u2019s preferred name if the preferred name is not the individual\u2019s legal name or a derivative&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled_Artwork-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"First cartoon shows a beaver saying &quot;Ahhh...I love the smell of grass after it&#039;s been cut.&quot; Second panel shows grass blades shouting, &quot;My hair!!!&quot; &quot;Has anyone seen my pair of eyes?&quot; and &quot;I literally lost my head guys!&quot;\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/a-job-well-done\/\">A Job Well Done<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Lead Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251014_154100-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"DVDs\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/why-my-dvd-collection-will-outlive-your-hulu-subscription\/\">Why My DVD Collection Will Outlive your Hulu Subscription<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Carly Bunch, Lead Videographer In a world where digital media is the standard, it might seem like physical media is inferior. When you get down to brass tacks, though, it becomes clear that this is not the case. Just&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250917_185947229-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fulci on stage with bright lights shining on the band.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/life-and-death-metal-your-excuse-to-give-extreme-metal-a-try\/\">Life and Death Metal: Your Excuse to Give Extreme Metal A Try<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief Last month (September 17, to be exact), Cannibal Corpse came to town, playing the Mill and Mine in the Old City. If you didn\u2019t know they were here, you\u2019re not alone. If you\u2019re wondering who the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/560778555_18537379018028316_4315352314202997143_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SnowyWoods\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/dear-cordia-an-imaginary-gardens-advice-column-the-iliad-of-intolerance\/\">Dear Cordia, an Imaginary Gardens Advice Column: The Iliad of Intolerance<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia the Pantheress, Special to the Journal \u201cIf the broad light of day could be let in upon men&#8217;s actions, it would purify them as the sun disinfects.\u201d Louis D. Brandeis, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Trigger Warning: Domestic&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/protest_for_palestine_tunis_kassba_17-05-2021_by_brahim_guedich-4062-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Palestinian flags flying in the wind.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/catalyzing-the-end-of-genocide-in-palestine-a-workshop\/\">Catalyzing the End of Genocide in Palestine: A Workshop<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Bean Gast, Staff Writer, Editor&#8217;s Note by Draven Copeland I recently attended a workshop called \u201cCatalyzing the End of Genocide in Palestine,\u201d an event organized by Jake Weinstein, Lissa McLeod, and two others. The workshop was described on the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled_Artwork-scaled-e1759032761556-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;The Red Scare&quot;\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been-blacklists-and-the-first-amendment\/\">\u201cAre You Now or Have You Ever Been\u2026\u201d: Blacklists and the First Amendment<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-01T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor, Illustration by Evie Hawkey \u201cAre you now, or have you ever been, a Communist?\u201d In the 1940\u2019s to 60\u2019s, these ten words had the power to destroy careers, no matter how secure they may have&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC_4280-e1758481334611-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fountains in the duck pond\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/the-hardin-valley-duck-pond-a-photo-essay\/\">The Hardin Valley Duck Pond: A Photo Essay<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Reese Bunch, Writer, Photos by Clarice Kear, Photographer With the pressure of class, tests, papers, and studying, it can be easy to see Pellissippi State Community College simply as the place you go to class; however, despite the fluorescent&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_Cannes_Film_Festival_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Nero, and Chief Standing Bear at the Killer of the Flower Moon press conference at 2023 Cannes Film Festival.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/diversifying-our-pallette-media-from-a-different-perspective\/\">Diversifying Our Palette: Media from a Different Perspective\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Danna Breaux, Edited by Patrick Dobyns, Editor American filmgoers have missed a great deal by ignoring films made by Black artists. So often, we get every possible angle of stereotypes, but almost never do we see the true inner&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/512px-Joseph_Henry_Hatfield_Yellow_Wallpaper-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black and white image of a woman sitting in a chair next to a window, writing.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/peeling-back-the-paper-prison\/\">Peeling Back the Paper Prison<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma Harrison, Editor In 1892, Charlotte Perkins Gilman published \u201cThe Yellow Wallpaper,\u201d a revolutionary short story that changed the course of women\u2019s healthcare by raising awareness of medical treatment and advocating for women. The story is narrated by an&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8XfIKOPmuCZLh5ooK13SPKeybWF-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Conjuring: Last Rites\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/the-conjuring-last-rites-bad-for-a-good-franchise\/\">The Conjuring: Last Rites: Bad for a Good Franchise<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Kiera Tempel, Staff Contributor Maybe you\u2019ve heard of The Conjuring films, in other words, the highest grossing horror franchise to exist to date. But is it really worth its name as number one on the list of horror fame?&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elderly couple walks hand in hand down a busy street.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hand_in_hand_4768799263-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/dear-cordia-an-imaginary-gardens-advice-column-r-e-s-p-e-c-t\/\">Dear Cordia, an Imaginary Gardens Advice Column: R. E. S. P. E. C. T.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Cordia the Pantheress, Special to the Journal A few weeks ago, I found myself in quite a predicament: two male students from a college athletic team reached out to me via social media. This might not sound odd, since&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/hollow-knight-silksong-revolutionary-or-total-flop\/\">Hollow Knight: Silksong: Revolutionary or Total Flop?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Amelia Williams, Staff Writer Six years ago, Team Cherry &#8211; the development team behind the hit indie game Hollow Knight, announced their first sequel: Hollow Knight: Silksong. On September 4th, 2025, it was finally released to the public. The&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stained-Glass-min-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stained Glass Window\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/living-in-a-fairy-tale-memories-of-scotland\/\">Living in a Fairy Tale: Memories of Scotland\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Staff Writer Travel has always been a love of mine, so I was ecstatic when I discovered that, even as a community college student, I would be able to study abroad. Because TBR Global Studies, formerly known&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-IMG_4781-min-scaled-e1757987400832-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dark storm clouds fill the sky.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/pellissippis-tornado-debacle-a-student-perspective\/\">Pellissippi\u2019s Tornado Debacle: A Student Perspective<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Rebecka Jones, Contributing Writer On the fourth of September, Pellissippi State Community College experienced a serious tornado alert. Classes were disrupted when the college\u2019s alarms went off, forcing students to take shelter downstairs in windowless rooms and, though the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC02573-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"office door for the campus police room\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/cameras-in-the-classroom\/\">Cameras in the Hallways: Safety or Consent?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Lavrinovich, Contributing Writer Pellissippi State Community College has developed quite a bit since its founding in 1974, currently boasting over 8,000 students at four different campuses. As a result, advanced security is necessary to maintain a safe and&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image3-e1757384300211-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An Orange\/Strawberry Fruit Tea on an orange table.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/campus-cravings-best-eats-near-pellisippis-hardin-valley-campus\/\">Campus Cravings: Best Eats Near Pellissippi\u2019s Hardin Valley Campus<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Mary Arsenault, Staff Writer, and Ashlyn Swaggerty, Contributing Writer What\u2019s something that everyone at Pellissippi State Community College has in common? We all have to eat! Sometimes deciding where to go, especially on a busy day, can seem daunting&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Snipe_Hunter_-_Tyler_Childers-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Album cover &quot;Snipe Hunter&quot; by Tyler Childers featuring a cartoon Tyler Childers sitting in a chair in a library room with a dog.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Snipe_Hunter_-_Tyler_Childers-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Snipe_Hunter_-_Tyler_Childers.webp 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/tyler-childers-sniffs-out-a-new-sound-with-snipe-hunter\/\">Tyler Childers Sniffs Out a New Sound With &#8220;Snipe Hunter&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Reese Bunch Tyler Childers&#8217; new album, Snipe Hunter, is a unique and interesting walk through Appalachian history, the struggles of modern life, and religious faith. Set to a soundtrack paying homage to gospel, folk, and bluegrass music, Childers\u2019 lyrics&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mary_Ann_Vecchio_Kent_State_May_4_1970_John_Filo_Photograph-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a person on the ground with people surrounding them in broad daylight\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/get-rid-of-the-war-historical-use-of-national-guard-against-u-s-citizens\/\">Get Rid of the War: Historical Use of National Guard Against U.S. Citizens<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor Recent news has been filled with, among other things, the use of the United States National Guard against US citizens. Earlier this year, protests in Los Angeles prompted Donald Trump to mobilize the Guard to suppress&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Earl_Sweatshirt_Live_Laugh_Love-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"LiveLaughLove\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Earl_Sweatshirt_Live_Laugh_Love-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Earl_Sweatshirt_Live_Laugh_Love.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/earl-sweatshirts-live-laugh-love-unc-status-and-what-it-means-to-live\/\">Earl Sweatshirt\u2019s &#8220;Live Laugh Love&#8221;: Unc Status and What It Means to Live<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-03T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By John Medina, Contributing Writer The Golden Boy Rap is a genre packed full of young talent. The idea of a \u201cGolden Boy\u201d stretches throughout the history of Hip-Hop with a plethora of artists who made their impact at young&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Springfield_MA_Tornado_2011_June_1_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"MA Tornado\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/the-2011-dixie-alley-tornado-outbreak\/\">The 2011 Dixie Alley Tornado Outbreak<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-09-03T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Noah Whitten, Special to the Journal, with additional reporting by Patrick Dobyns, Editor Between April 25 and 28, 2011, one of the deadliest and most destructive severe weather outbreaks in recent history struck the United States, known as the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Proclamation_of_Weimar_Republic_by_Philipp_Scheidemann_9_November_1918_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crowd in front of a building surrounding a statue.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/are-we-lucky-to-be-born-in-the-usa\/\">Are We Lucky to Be Born in the USA?\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-27T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 27, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor It\u2019s something that we\u2019ve all heard growing up; \u201cYou\u2019re lucky to have been born in America.\u201d For myself, it was repeated to me ad nauseum in my elementary and middle school history classes, and even though&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MG_8207-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ireland8\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/roots-and-routes-a-postcard-from-ireland\/\">Roots and Routes: A Postcard from Ireland<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-27T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 27, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma Harrison, Marketing Editor Across the rolling green hills and through the misty roads, the sun shines on County Kerry, Ireland. The trees sway in the wind, waving hello as I pass by. Adventure calls my name as I&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1711-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pax Comic Mark\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/pax-the-panther-finding-the-mark\/\">Pax the Panther: Finding the Mark<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 20, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dualenrollment-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ERC Building\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-how-dual-enrollment-at-pellissippi-state-builds-confidence-community-and-college-success\/\">Beyond the Classroom:\u00a0How Dual Enrollment at Pellissippi State Builds Confidence, Community, and College Success<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 20, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma Harrison, Editor Having spent the past year and a half dual-enrolled at Pellissippi State Community College, so many impactful things in my life have come from this opportunity the college provides. The dual enrollment system at Pellissippi State&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nintendo-Switch-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Nintendo Switch 2 on a surface, with the Switch 2 in the middle of the two new joy-cons\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/nintendos-switch-2-another-miracle-console-or-a-pricey-gamble\/\">Nintendo\u2019s Switch 2: Another Miracle Console or a Pricey Gamble?\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T00:53:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 20, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor On June 5th 2025 at 8AM, I was standing in line at the Costco in Farragut waiting for the Nintendo Switch 2 to hit the shelves. Surrounded by families looking for something to occupy their&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Outlook_logo_and_wordmark_2012-2019.svg_-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The outlook logo\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/lost-in-the-message-why-pellissippi-state-students-are-missing-out\/\">Lost in the Message: Why Pellissippi State Students Are Missing Out<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-07T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Emma G. Harrison, Staff Writer Miscommunication happens all the time; in business, in relationships, and in schools. Most everyone has dealt with communication issues at some point, and Knoxville\u2019s local colleges are no exception to this problem. Not having&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IG-staff-about-us-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IG Staff 2024-2025\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/letter-from-the-editor-2\/\">Letter from the Editor: Spring Farewells<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-07T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief Finishing my first semester as an Editor-in-Chief of an official journal was not something I ever imagined I\u2019d be doing. While I\u2019ve always had a passion for writing and always thought fictional editors like Perry White&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/letter-to-the-editor-awareness-matters\/\">Letter to the Editor: Awareness Matters<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-07T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I\u2019m writing in response to the article titled \u201c\u2018Here for a Better Life\u2019: Pellissippi State Students Express Concern for their International and Immigrant Peers,\u201d written by Rocket Belden. As a minority student at Pellissippi State College, I believe it\u2019s important&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled_Artwork-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pax&#039;s Origin Comic Strip Pt 2\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/found-family-paxs-origin-part-ii\/\">Found Family: Pax&#8217;s Origin, Part II<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ICE_Immigration_Raid_Scene-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/the-professional-exodus-a-brief-history-of-brain-drain\/\">The Professional Exodus: A Brief History of Brain Drain<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Opinion Editor The year is 1933. Armed officers in black, wearing stolen symbols of peace on their arms, raid an apartment in Berlin. The Enabling Act has just granted Chancellor Hitler emergency powers to counter anti-German activities,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Craggy_Gardens-27527-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Appalachian Mountains\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/why-do-i-receive-judgment-for-being-appalachian\/\">Why do I Receive Judgment for Being Appalachian?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Grace Kelly Phillips, Special to the Journal Hillbillies. People of the Mountains. Rednecks. Mountain Folk. These are the names that many Appalachian people are called in modern times. But what makes a person Appalachian? The Appalachian Mountain range is&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/nil-destroying-sports\/\">Is NIL Destroying College Sports?: How Nico Iamaleava has Exposed the Dark Side of Sports Dealing<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Hayden Ashby, Sports Editor In the last month, Nico Iamaleava, the former quarterback for the University of Tennessee\u2019s football team, has been the center of attention in the collegiate sports world after he tried to renegotiate his multi-million dollar&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConcealedCarry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/teachers-with-guns\/\">Should Teachers Have Firearms in Schools: Roundtable Discussion<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-30T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Editorial Staff, Transcribed and Introduced by Hollyn Rummel, Staff Writer &nbsp;In response to the increase in school shootings in America, bills have been proposed in favor of allowing teachers to carry firearms in classrooms. These proposals are often made&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Portrait_de_Picasso_1908-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Picasso holding a pipe.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/can-we-enjoy-good-art-from-bad-people\/\">Can We Enjoy Good Art From Bad People?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-23T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Leyli Izadpanah, Writer Unfortunately, many great artists have not so great reputations; from essential artists like Virginia Woolf, to Gen Z\u2019s \u201cproblematic faves,\u201d many artists have said\/done things that are inexcusable. While many people think that art should be&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/opinion-from-f-to-m-misrepresentation-on-state-ids\/\">OPINION: From F to M: Misrepresentation on State IDs<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-16T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Frederick Ewing As a trans person in the state of Tennessee, I cannot change my gender marker on my state-issued identification documents, which makes my ID a source of discomfort and dysphoria. As of 2023, Tennessee senate bill 1440&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled_Artwork-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;Water is Running&quot; Cartoon\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/how-it-all-began-paxs-origin-part-i\/\">How It All Began: Pax&#8217;s Origin, Part I<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-16T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist, with Additional Coloring by Lee Chaney<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/red-wolf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A photo of a Red Wolf walking with its head turned toward the camera.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/release-the-hounds-an-argument-for-large-predator-reintroduction\/\">Release the Hounds: An Argument for Large Predator Reintroduction<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-09T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Charlie Dobyns, Science Writer Picture the forests of the American southeast. See the greenery. Hear the songs of cardinals and Chickadees calling to their mates. Feel the cool air coming off the streams. The landscape is incredible, but a&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TDOV-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"TDOV in Naarm, 2023\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/transgender-day-of-visibility-at-pellissippi-state-a-respite-from-the-madness\/\">Transgender Day of Visibility at Pellissippi State: A Respite from the Madness<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-09T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor The last day of March marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility. So, to celebrate this event and kick off National Poetry Month,&nbsp; English Professor Deborah Bernhardt organized a small poetry read\/lunch event on Hardin Valley&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jayden-Drew-Garfield-Strip-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A hand drawn comic strip depicting Garfield.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/imaginary-gardens-mag-comic-expo-winners\/\">Imaginary Gardens&#8217; Mag Comic Expo Winners!<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-09T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief For our booth at this year&#8217;s Mag Comic Expo, we at Imaginary Gardens hosted a couple activities for passersby to compete for a spot on this week&#8217;s edition! Here are the winners, and a huge thank&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Revere2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Statue of Paul Revere in a park with green trees.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/the-midnight-message-a-collaborative-effort\/\">The Midnight Message: A Collaborative Effort<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-02T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Patrick Dobyns, Editor \u201cListen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five&#8230;\u201d &#8211;Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This Eighteenth of April will mark the 250-year anniversary of perhaps one of the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/the-water-is-running\/\">&#8220;The Water is Running!&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Evie Hawkey, Cartoonist Introduction by Draven Copeland This week we welcome to our staff Evie Hawkey, our resident cartoonist and newest member of Imaginary Gardens! Be prepared to see more of her work featured in the coming weeks; her&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/640px-Heart_and_Soul_nebulae-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A colorful nebula in space with blue stars and orange and green clouds.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/letter-from-the-editor\/\">Letter From the Editor<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-26T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Draven Copeland, Editor-in-Chief As many of our readers are aware, this week we are celebrating Women\u2019s History Month with a special edition of our weekly publication Imaginary Gardens. Featuring artwork, creative fiction, photography, and an opinion piece submitted by&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A sunset shot of the pond on Pellissippi State&#039;s Hardin Valley campus.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/the-pellissippi-experience\/\">The Pellissippi Experience<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-26T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Heather Lee Schroeder, Faculty Advisor On a recent Friday, I brought my 11-year-old son to work with me because my husband, who normally works from home, had an in-person meeting to attend. Since my son is enrolled in an&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Priceofpleasure1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A hand is resting on a computer mouse on a wooden table, with cords on the right side.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/the-price-of-pleasure\/\">The Price of Pleasure<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-12T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Ashlyn Baker When it comes to putting stuff into our bodies and what we consume, most people would say they have a pretty good regulation of what they allow themselves to indulge in. Counting calories, limiting alcohol intake, and&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stonewall_Inn_raid_sign_pride_weekend_2016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The &quot;raided premises&quot; sign just inside the door at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in Manhattan&#039;s Greenwich Village.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stonewall_Inn_raid_sign_pride_weekend_2016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stonewall_Inn_raid_sign_pride_weekend_2016-600x596.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stonewall_Inn_raid_sign_pride_weekend_2016-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Stonewall_Inn_raid_sign_pride_weekend_2016.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/no-pride-for-some-of-us\/\">No Pride for Some of Us&#8230;<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-12T09:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">without liberation for us all.\u201d -Marsha P. Johnson. By Patrick Dobyns, Editor There was a cruel irony awaiting many members of the LGBTQ+ community on the morning of this past Valentine\u2019s Day; news spread like wildfire that the National Park&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Thinking-Man-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paris&#039; Thinking Man Sculpture; image of a bronze statue of a naked man with his hand on his chin and his elbow on his knee seemingly deep in thought.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/26\/life-after-college\/\">How Do We Decide Our Future After College?<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-02-26T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Molly Golebiewski I have always struggled with deciding what I want to do after college. Even though majors might give me some idea of what I could do, it still is a hard decision; it&#8217;s like I have to&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ScruffyCity3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.\" style=\"max-width:113px;max-height:113px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/revitalizing-scruffy-city-the-role-of-zoning-and-urban-centers-in-improving-knoxville\/\">Revitalizing Scruffy City: The Role of Zoning and Urban Centers in Improving Knoxville<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-02-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Luke Breeden Started by a boom in the personal car market, urban sprawl has defined the growth for most large cities since World War II, as residents began to be able to drive to\u00a0 their jobs in the city&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Letters to the Editor Recent Opinion Coverage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5461,"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions\/5461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}