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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: A Hypochondriac’s Guide To Thinking Less
As an award-winning overthinker, I understand the power of the mind. Pressure build-up, chest tightening and leg weakening are classic somatic expressions of our...
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Opinion: Overcoming protest fatigue
The first protest I ever attended was an anti-Trump march in 2016 in Houston, Texas. What struck me most wasn’t the chants or the...
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Opinion: Finding your spark in Pixar’s “Soul”
Amy Wong -
The purpose of life is a daunting question. Existentialists have long tried to find an answer, turning to philosophers like Martin Heidegger or Søren Kierkegaard. Out of...
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The 2026 AMC Best Picture Showcase: Blowout or Bust?
**This article will contain slight to moderate spoilers for all the films mentioned** This time last year, having jumped freshly off the stage from an...
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Opinion: Welcome back, greenhouse gases
Last month, the federal government tossed 17 years of climate policy out the window. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) voluntarily gave up its power to...
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Opinion: Bring your stuffed animals to class
Levi Lee -
You might be asking yourself, ‘Why am I reading an article about stuffed animals when the world is going crazy?’ I won’t begrudge you for...
Lessons Learned
Lessons learned: Being boys
Nathan Crawford reminded me to have fun when I was trying my hardest to grow up. In other words, we were boys. I met Nathan, who...
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Opinion: U.S. intervention is a test, we’re failing it
In his State of the Union address, Donald Trump said “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”...
