Listen to the Ambience

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

3…2…1…BOOM! A train violently smashes into the building, sending glass, bricks, and furniture into a tornado-like fury. In utter panic, the five kids around me scream at the top of their lungs for several minutes (what seems like hours), and then the room suddenly...

My “Finals” Home

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

I have to cheat on my favorite library -the one that has the perfect aroma of coffee, history, and that old book smell when you first walk in the door. Give me a ten-page paper and I can harness the power of that library and go to town without stress.  However, after...