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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...
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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,...
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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: Social media is ruining personal style
I’ll admit it: I bought a Brazil soccer jersey. Not because I watch soccer, or wear jerseys or have any meaningful connection to Brazil....
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Opinion: The dangers of “demon playlists”
People say that a cluttered desk means a cluttered mind. But what about a cluttered playlist? I don't mean a playlist with twists and...
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Opinion: A birdwatcher is in all of us
In first grade, I told my teacher I wanted to be an ornithologist when I grew up. I planned to travel to a forest...
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Opinion: I didn’t cry when my psychiatrist died
I didn’t cry when my childhood psychiatrist died. I didn’t even feel sad. I got the email on my phone Sept. 4 while I...
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Opinion: Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to power is killing Gazans
Benjamin Netanyahu is quite the long-lived politician. First elected to the office of Prime Minister of Israel in 1996, he has demonstrated astonishing longevity...
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Opinion: From Trump to Zohran Mamdani — the new voice for the working class
I grew up in a working-class town where people worked as mechanics, construction workers or landscapers. Most of the people I grew up with, including...
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Opinion: Political violence for thee, but not for me
Three hours. That is how long Charlie Kirk had been dead before a Republican commentator was calling for civil war. “They are at war with...
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Opinion: The negative implications of the ‘Performative Male’ trend
Every time you open a social media app, you see a man with a tote bag in tow, most likely sporting jorts, listening to...
