Being Present: 1 of 7 Things I’ve Learned in College

by Kaelyn Hicks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, '22

When I look back at my college experience, I can’t think of many times where I was fully accepting and appreciating the present. I was often looking for ways to speed up each day, anxiously awaiting each break, and desiring the thought of walking across the stage and...

The Importance of Timelessness: A Reflection on New Orleans

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

On my way back from a spring break trip to New Orleans, I listened to an NPR podcast that was all about screens and the way social media enables us to capture and display memories in a timeless nature. Photos from 5 years ago pop up on our newsfeeds, and friends tend...

Thinking in the Present: Mafia & Habitat for Humanity

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

I open my eyes and cringe as I try to adjust to the light. Another one’s been murdered… As I gaze around at the circle of players, I search for that guilty murderous look. Someone’s been murdered and someone did it. But who? Accusations begin filling...

Living In the Present

by Steven Shi

It often seems to be the case that everything we do is geared in thinking about our future (well maybe not “everything” but a lot of the important things).  We try to get good grades so we can get into college; we try to craft perfect applications so we can enter...