The Skin That We Speak

by Ysabel Cueva, Stonehill College , '17

For my education Planning for Multicultural Learning class I was assigned to read chapter twelve of The Skin That We Speak by educator Joan Wynne. The reading moved me in ways that I did not think possible. In the beginning of the chapter Wynne describes that she took...

Midterms and Re-prioritizing

by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15

So I took my first round of junior- year midterms a couple of weeks ago (granted, there are only two so I don’t know why I wrote that sentence as if there were many more rounds of junior-year midterms to come.. Hahaa). But reflecting on that, I am realizing how...

Love, For What It’s Worth

by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15

Soon enough there will be a lot of talk about there being “love in the air!” Couples will be scrambling to find each other the most perfect and thoughtful gift and securing the best reservations in town. Throughout all of the hustle and bust, the idea (hopefully) is...

The First Semester

by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18

As cliched as it sounds, it would be an understatement if I said that my first semester of college was not what I expected. Academically, I made the first semester freshman mistake of taking Calculus I even though I just took pre-calculus this past summer before the...

So Many Reasons to Be Grateful!

by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15

Wow. Just wow! When I look back on my experiences both in and out of college there are so many things to be thankful for! And so, I would like to take a moment to reflect on just a few of the things that I am truly blessed to have experienced. Family: I am very...