On the Sunday of sorority preview, I was tired from staying up late the night before, cold because I decided to wear shorts, and nervous because I had never met many of the women who were also in my recruitment group.
Category Archives: personal
This Kid I Know: David
I first met David in my math class in our spring quarter of freshman year. Prior to that class, I’d heard faint whispers of his name, but it didn’t immediately register with me that this was that David.
This Kid I Know: Gerardo
It was the night Gerardo hand-delivered my earbuds before I left for a trip that I knew, he understands the role of music in life.
Sophomore Spotlight #7: What I learned from being a sophomore president
I’ve been the president of a student group for about six months now, and the experience has completely transformed my thoughts on leadership, time management and self-motivation.
Sophomore Spotlight #6: Taking a break from blogging
I used to publish 11.6 articles on average every month. The thoughts and ideas came naturally to me, and I had the time to capture and refine them. In the first three months of 2016, however, I put out a total of six articles. What happened?
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My pen carves out valleys, creates monuments of thought.
This Kid I Know: Maddy (Year 2)
Dear Maddy, I still remember when you first played Shigeto’s “So So Lovely” sometime during the fall of our freshman year.
This Kid I Know: Navin (Year 2)
Dear Vinny, When I tell my other friends about you, they’re sort of amazed by the nature of our friendship, which goes back to what, like the summer after sophomore year?
Sophomore Spotlight #5: debate + your freshman year friends
Debate noun de·bate /dəˈbāt/ a lifestyle lost in another era.
This Kid I Know: Christina (Year 2)
Chris, if you were with me right now, you’d look out of my bedroom window and say something like, “Want to go on a walk? It’s really nice outside.” And by nice, you’d mean, there’s a gentle breeze and creepy abandoned buildings and dark alleyways to explore.
Cat Zhang 