Category: personal
This Kid I Know: Vicky
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. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: David
#BLD
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. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Gerardo
A fateful night…11/21/15
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Sophomore Spotlight #6: Taking a break from blogging
source: mikemelrinho
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? Continue reading
notebook
My pen carves out valleys, creates monuments of thought. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Maddy (Year 2)
Some things never change.
Dear Maddy,
I still remember when you first played Shigeto’s “So So Lovely” sometime during the fall of our freshman year. Continue reading
This Kid I Know: Navin (Year 2)
The lopsidedness of this shot represents our collective approach to life – Dandelion Appreciation Day 2015
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? Continue reading
Sophomore Spotlight #5: debate + your freshman year friends
Me, debate camp 2013, from a photo album I dubbed “The Record Summer”
Debate
noun de·bate /dəˈbāt/
a lifestyle lost in another era. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Catherine Zhang 