Make an Effort to Always be a Friend

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

Believe it or not, you’ll want a few of those in your life. Regardless of how  much friend repellent you think you possess, —you’ll want friends; and you definitely deserve to have them.  Just as everyone yearns for a great relationship, everyone, sooner or later,...

Big Fish in a Big Pond

by Minh Ngoc Nguyen-Ngo, Yale University , '15

If there is one word that perfectly captures my state of mind right now, it is this: Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the newness of things–new ideas, new friends, new places, new foods, new books. Overwhelmed by the endless possibilities–the hundred of classes...