by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18 | March 10, 2017
The very first book freshman year of high school I was required to read was Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens which overall was supposed to help me balance the social and academic side of high school. One of the main themes that stayed with me from...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17 | March 10, 2017
For me, it’s Rocky Balboa’s blaring theme song that rouses me from states of melancholy. It’s Steve Prefontaine’s audacious spirit. These are my role models, people’s whose quotes I have taped in front of my desk. I need all the motivation I can get to make my way...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College | March 10, 2017
Approaching fast is the infamous March drain of motivation and enthusiasm across college campuses. There is a tangible difference in the tone of my friends’ statuses online that range from directed frustrations to pleas for the break to come sooner. The phrase...