Passion

This is post is going to be a McFlurry of things – just a heads up. I was recently talking to a friend of mine at Babson, Alex, and he told me he wanted to transfer to Stanford or USC [both in his home state]. But he said “Man, but I may just give up on...

Tereza Ponce de Leon featured in Star Tribune

 The times alter the campus hue With increasing numbers of students of color attending colleges, professors face new challenges to reach diverse students. By JENNA ROSS, STAR TRIBUNE December 21, 2009 – The growing diversity of Minnesota’s colleges can be...

TTBFS-The Truth Behind First Semester

I wanted this piece to be especially powerful, since I can now say that my first semester of college is over.  I’m half-a-semester closer to sophomore year, and 12.5{53c6eff5ce19621f7316832cfedf08caab022021f1679c62c3f44b8900ceaf72} of my college undergraduate...

Happy Holidays!

Finally finished my first semester at Harvard!!! I can’t even describe how I feel. The first thing I did when I got out of my last final (Philosophy), was call my mom. She was at work so she couldn’t answer but I left her a voicemail thanking her for helping me...

Winter…and the heat is on!

Swish…loop…crank…crank…nervousness…click click click (gear grinds)… click clack…This is the last hump on the roller coaster of my first semester.  There is a lot to do between today and the end of this semester, but somehow...