Five Signs: You’re in Honesdale, Pa.

Geography Essay
Photos and captions by Nathan Mattise
College (and post-college limbo) is a time for excessive sleeping, partying, *studying*…. and traveling. It’s one of the finer points of college because there are no real commitments to hold you back. So in the spirit of good roadtrip, In the Pursuit of the Trivial offers the Five [...]

Five Signs: You’re in The Seinfeld Campus Tour Bus

Geography Essay
Photos and captions by Nathan Mattise

College (and post-college limbo) is a time for excessive sleeping, partying, *studying*…. and traveling. It’s one of the finer points of college because there are no real commitments to hold you back. So in the spirit of good roadtrip, In the Pursuit of the Trivial offers the Five [...]

Hilary Clinton’s first Scranton rally – live blogged!

Geography Column
Written and videoed by Nathan Mattise
In honor of the recent end to the Democratic primaries, we’re finally posting the live blog of Hilary Clinton’s first rally in Scranton on March 10. It would’ve gone up earlier…but we never got around to uploading the video. Enjoy.

Glimpse into the graduate psyche

History Essay
Written by Nathan Mattise

After you graduate there are really only three questions you get asked:
1 – Do you have a job?
2 – What’s happening with you and (insert significant other if applicable)?
3 – How does it feel?*
* = This is where the problems arise. It’s impossible to describe all of the thoughts and emotions [...]