Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23

            When I first started college, I began to feel the weight of a college student. Exams, presentations, homework, attending lectures, and participating in club meetings outside of class were jam packed in...

Catching Up..

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

I want to give up sometimes. School is just too hard right now. I probably shouldn’t have started this blog post off with that sentence, but that is definitely how I feel. Remember about a month ago when I told you my mother was getting brain surgery,...

What I wish I had known…

by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15

So I’m just going to come right out and say it: The first year is hard. Very hard. I had days where I just wanted my mom’s hugs or to be alone with my own thoughts. But I also had those days where I was just baffled by all the amazing people around me and...

The Inevitable Sweet Ending

by Ivania Zepeda

Halloween is my favorite time of the year. In October, I can stop being myself, forget the adversity and transform into someone or something different for a night. This year, however, I chose to embrace Halloween by refraining to dress up and deciding to be myself....