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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...
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,...
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: New renovations, same old problems
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Since returning for the fall semester, you may have noticed significant changes to various parts of campus. Perhaps you’ve seen the new set of...
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Opinion: The curious appeal of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”
According to IMDb, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" (TSITP) is about “a love triangle between one girl and two brothers” and “first love, first heartbreak and the...
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Opinion: Social media news needs a refresh
“Have you seen the news?” It’s one of the most common questions. From the advent of the printing press to the breakthrough of television and...
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Opinion: What does our ‘Love Island’ obsession say about us?
This summer, I begrudgingly felt most a part of a community at 8 p.m. on my neighbor’s couch, Trader Joe’s Scandinavian Swimmers at hand...
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Opinion: Not everything needs a therapy buzzword
We have become fluent in the vocabulary of mental health, using the language as armor against the vulnerability that relationships require. Through "therapy speak,"...
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Opinion: Why we care about sports, and why that matters
This summer saw the introduction of a new world championship to the soccer calendar. A year before hosting the World Cup — the most popular...
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Opinion: Pickleball players should give tennis another chance
In recent years, a friend may have asked you to try out a new and mysterious game involving pickleheads, kitchens and dinks. If you gave...
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Opinion: Do restorative circles prevent harm or cause it?
There I was, with my fellow orientation leaders, sitting in a restorative circle. I had never heard of such a thing before. But after...
