Why College Makes Me Happy

by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17

Well, for one, I recently got back from a two-day retreat with the IDEAS (Improving Dream Equality Access and Success) Club at the Claremont Colleges, the undocumented student and ally, advocacy and support group for immigrant struggles. I realize that I am extremely...

The Unwelcomed and The Unexpected

by Steven Shi

About a month and a half ago, a day before I left for Brown, I was playing a nice, relaxing game of pickup soccer.  My old teammates were about to leave for their colleges for the start of their soccer seasons; it would our last game together for the year.  We set up...

Crushed Expectations but Blessed All the Same

by Steven Shi

Let me start with my grandiose plans that I had for summer three months ago. I was planning on touring Europe; I was planning on staying in a castle with an international friend; I was planning on becoming a connoisseur of Eastern Asian foods; I was planning to be...