by Catherine Ferro-Manzanares, Washington University in St. Louis, 2025
I am just beginning my sophomore spring semester and I can’t believe this will mark two years’ worth of college. I still feel like the freshman that came in the fall, figuring things out, debating if I should pursue something or not, and still working on making...
by Jack Brown, St. Mary's College of Maryland, '26
Finals week is coming up for many of us, and so that means we’re all stressing out over our assignments. Many of us are wondering on how we can feel a little less stressed, and i’m here to give out some suggestions! My first suggestion is to take things...
by Adiba Hussain, Barnard College, '23
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all are doing well and staying safe. I trust you all are excited for 2021 and for all the exciting things that are to come in the future. I recently just started school earlier this week and wanted to share with you some things...
by Jorge Álvarez, Carnegie Mellon University , '23
Content Warning: Strong feelings of sadness and inadequacy, needing to go to therapy Ever since arriving to college, I have been hearing a lot about wellness. My adviser for Emerging Leaders emphasizes that “being present” helps you be “your full authentic self.” My...
by Raquel Diaz, Reed College, '20
As the world crumbled below my feet, collapsing into itself and swallowing me whole, I grasped for fragments who I was. Name? Raquel, I think. I was born in Fremont, I think. Or was it Alameda? Age? The beach trip I took to celebrate my 20 years last March. Scattered...
