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Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
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Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Opinion: Love, allegedly — the commodification of the most romantic day
For many, the first two weeks of February are full of promise and love. For others, it’s a time full of bitterness and resentment....
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Opinion: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ was MY album of the year
Growing up, I didn’t care about the Grammy Awards. I watched the broadcast and found it entertaining, but I wasn't invested. This year I was. As...
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Opinion: Let’s zoom out on social media usage
What do you do when you have nothing to do? Like many people, I often have the urge to use my phone to fill...
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Opinion: Building belonging in the unknown
As I parade around the Austin Asian American Cultural Center with a bowl of fresh jian dui (sesame balls) in my crisp new qi pao (traditional...
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Opinion: The fire this time: Why 2020 police reform failed
Tyre Nichols. Manuel Esteban "Tortuguita" Paez Terán. Kennan Anderson. We must chant their names like the many others who fell victim to sadistic acts of...
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Opinion: When our hearts go numb, we must inflame them with anger
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“The pen is mightier than the sword,” Edward Bulwer-Lytton brilliantly wrote in 1839. Of course, it is empowering to believe that words can triumph...
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Lessons Learned: How to know when to quit
I’m a master at the art of quitting. From baseball to Mandarin to fruitarianism, I’ve dedicated myself to every activity imaginable, only to quit...
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Lessons Learned: How to heal yourself through helping others
While the world was on pause, the leaves outside my little brick house continued to change and the scent of snow meandered through the city....
