Thank you, Mr. Turkey

This Thanksgiving, I‘d like to thank Mr. Turkey for allowing me to feast on his yummy turkey goodness. Honestly Mr. Turkey, without you, Turkey day wouldn’t be Turkey day. Yessiree. Thank you for being so well-muscled and eating well while you were growing up, I...

Year 2: Doubts and Uncertainty

“Yeah, I’m going to double major and do Black studies and Chemistry, since I love both and I can’t seem to choose,” a friend tells me. “I’m going to have to take five classes, so I’m going to be busy all of next semester… So Jenny, I hear you’re going to major in...

Congrats Freshmen!

To all you college freshmen: GOOD JOB! To all the high school seniors: GOOD LUCK! College is definitely something to look forward to. The freshmen already in school probably know what I’m talking about. New people, new places, more friends and more exploration....

The Speeding Car Called Summer

What happened to the rest of summer? I remember I got home for the break, and next thing you know, I’m leaving again. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t that fast, but I just got used to living at home. It didn’t feel any different, coming back and reliving...

By the end of Freshman Year….

You come to realize after you start packing your stuff…that you have a load of stuff that you deemed necessary but ended up sitting in the corner of your dorm room collecting dust. Oh yeah. Those trinkets from back home, for example, a bottle of colored sand...