Student performances touched on themes ranging from deep platonic affection to complicated familial relationships and were often anchored in exploring womanhood.
For these students, teranga meant slowly walking by our sides and supporting us as we learned to live in Senegalese culture - it was welcoming, it was protective, and it was love without expecting anything in return.
Inner darkness is never a bad thing — it is simply another facet of this fascinating world that you and I get to experience and grow from.
Running is my rock, meaning it acts as a constant in my life. I can always rely on the act of going for a run to clear my head and simply allow my mind to think about the rest of my life.
With the summer approaching, I encourage students to find time to rest in the midst of summer classes, jobs and internships — and become comfortable with not being productive all the time. We all deserve it.
Whether I’m at a concert or listening to music in the shower, I find solace through a song as it plays and metaphysically takes me back to some setting of my past.
The events unraveling in today’s world have reminded us how important this kind of work is and how we must not take our freedom of speech for granted.
I bring this up as an effort to contribute in creating more inclusive and comfortable study spaces for all people such as my fellow floor people.
Whether it meant financial sacrifice or sacrificing my time, I made sure to choose grocery stores based on my needs at the moment, not on any expectations I had for myself.
Holding the door for someone isn’t the greatest act of selflessness in the world, but it’s a start.
In 2021, I actively made it an effort to read daily and that meant I could even read for as little as 15 minutes some days.
It’s important that we continue to take risks and put ourselves in uncomfortable situations in order to grow as individuals.
It took time to feel ready to talk and write about how I’ve felt over the past few months, but this willingness to be open and honest has helped me heal.
I recognize it’s important to keep my future in mind, especially as a college student, but my current state is also essential to consider.
I look to inspire others to find their niche method of practicing good ethics in fashion and discover a greater sense of self expression through this approach, as well.
I have come to understand that the reason New Year’s resolutions were so daunting, and perhaps so apt to fail, is that they are a universal concept attempting to fill the role of a very personal task.
Reading for fun exercises imaginative thinking and, through this thinking, I grow closer to the miracles of my youth than I ever thought possible.
Now, as I look at the prospective students touring Grounds and conjuring up scenarios about the things we actually do here, I won’t be scared of seeing them anymore.
As people with incredibly busy lives, we need times of peace so that we can think and be honest with ourselves about how our lives are going and who we are as individuals.
Just as "The Shining" confuses the boundaries of reality in the Overlook, it prompted me, as well, to ask myself if the plot of the movie was truly fictional, or based in real truths.
