Recovery From Failure

by Steven Shi

So yesterday, I had taken the hardest academic test of my life, my algorithms midterm. Maybe it was because I haven’t taken “hard” tests before or perhaps that it was because the test was simply hard.  Who knows, who cares; reflecting on the day, I certainly didn’t....

The Start of A New Year

by Steven Shi

At the beginning of September, I came back to campus ready to start my Sophomore year.  Some people believe that the word “Sophomore” is a portmanteau of “sophos” and “moros”, wise and foolish respectively.  Ain’t that the truth.  I would like to think that I wasn’t...

Just Another Week

by Steven Shi

Spring break the coveted week of the college experience.  For me, it was just another week.  I ended up going home for spring break back to NYC…hadn’t made any friends since I’d moved there…still didn’t feel much like home.  At the very least though, I had...

The Power to Choose

by Steven Shi

Swamped. That’s how I feel right now.  My first late blog post… I was hoping it wouldn’t have to come to this.  Basically for the past two weeks I’ve been trying to climb out of a self-burying grave. Even as I type, I can’t stop thinking...