by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
Immersed in the depths of third year, I am quite frankly biting off more than I can chew- taking on 15 credits, 2 internships, and serving as a course assistant. Finding time to do homework, write essays, and study for tests when I’m working 20 hours a week has become...
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...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College
I have a week before my Spring break starts and I am counting down the days. But what is more incredible is that, as of this moment, I am three quarters of the way done with my freshman year of college! I can easily imagine Ferris Bueller leaning on the wall closest...
by Khalil Johnson, Pitzer College, '17
I thought that my problems stopped with only being a first generation student, but this semester It’s been a little more difficult for me because of other factors. I often forget that I’m black. I don’t do it on purpose; it’s just a product of the environment I...
by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17
She never knew me, but boy did I know her. We walked like zombies for the first week after she went missing. Everyone’s heads were facing down as their minds wandered in confusion and fear. How could this have happened, and what actually did happen? She was all around...
