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Lessons Learned
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...
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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,...
Lessons Learned
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: Learning to prioritize my mental health over my sport
It’s impossible to be an athlete and not feel as though your self-worth is dictated by numbers. The number of wins you have, the...
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Opinion: Shohei Ohtani is the face and future of baseball
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There is a real-life superhero among us, folks. An hour-long Uber from Oxy will take you to his lair, where he hurls lasers at...
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Opinion: How to love the mountains as fires rage
Last summer, I was backpacking in a relatively unfamiliar wilderness with a 50-year-old map, caught in smoke so thick I couldn’t see the next...
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Opinion: Haitian history is our history
Content warning: This article contains discussions of slavery and racial violence. The image of Haiti, the world’s first Black republic, is relatively identical in most...
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Opinion: Jewish students should not have to choose between school and religion
These past two weeks were the High Holy Days — three full days of temple services that recognize the Jewish new year — and...
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Opinion: Outdoor spaces need to be more than just a boys’ club
It was the Summer of 2019 and I was leading a group of teenagers on a three-mile off-trail section at the end of a...
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Opinion: Longing for late night Cooler culture
This summer, the question of “What are you most excited for?” was a common conversation starter. The first answer always referred to the mundane,...
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Opinion: Dazed and confused as a transfer student
It was 11:02 p.m. on a Monday night. My roommates were asleep, and under any other circumstances, I would be too. Instead, I was...
