Tim Freer

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Traveler learns the value of balance

By Tim Freer | November 15

It’s been more than two months now since I arrived in Europe for my semester abroad, and boy, is it different from what I expected.

Opinion

Investing in public transit is crucial

By Tim Freer | October 26

The automobile: America’s favorite nephew. Ever since Ford’s introduction of the assembly line, we have had an enthusiastic obsession with our cars. They are a default status symbol, so to speak — they represent the ability to go wherever you want, whenever you want, for as much gas as your wallet can cover. In many ways, the car is the structure of American life.

Opinion

Obama’s Nobel is burden, promise

By Tim Freer | October 12

I am well aware that everyone has their two cents to throw in about President Obama’s recent selection as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The decision was a shock to all of us, including the president himself.It’s undeniable that Obama’s recognition for this award is quite premature. He has not been in office long enough for his bold views of diplomacy to come to fruition, for his methods to be assessed and proven right or wrong.

Opinion

Imperial system outdated, confusing

By Tim Freer | September 28

America today is all about efficiency — faster cars, faster Internet connection, faster food — and I think this is something that, considering how our society works, fits us quite well. Time is money, and America loves money, and with more time, of course, follows more money. Speed rules the day, and for our purposes it all adds up.Our society as a whole craves new, constantly advancing technology that will make our lives run more smoothly. And we buy accordingly.

Opinion

Luxurious ice, taken as a given in the U.S.

By Tim Freer | September 14

Even now I can see you lounging there in Lenoir or on Franklin or in some coffee shop, sitting down to read your newspaper before class, casually flipping through its pages with your snack or drink hanging loosely from your hand, not a care in the world. But you don’t even realize the luxury that you bathe in day after day.It is a luxury that, ironically enough, can be found in your very cup on any date, at any time — it happens when water is frozen into solid form, most commonly a cube shape, though there is growing support for crushed shards.

Tim Freer

Traveler learns the value of balance

Investing in public transit is crucial

Obama’s Nobel is burden, promise

Imperial system outdated, confusing

Luxurious ice, taken as a given in the U.S.

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