Saying yes to the college experience
By Caitlyn Kelley | July 3, 2021It’s possible to have it all in college. However, it’s only possible if you place yourself in healthy environments and communities that allow you to do so.
It’s possible to have it all in college. However, it’s only possible if you place yourself in healthy environments and communities that allow you to do so.
The critical personal, societal and identity-oriented reflection that Debra Winger’s many roles have provoked within me is unparalleled.
Maybe the next time you’re outside enjoying the summer weather, you can take a minute to gaze above at the clouds.
Dear Cecy and any incoming first years that stumble upon this, your first year of college is going to be difficult, but you'll be OK.
The experience of the past 12 months led me to realize how opportunities we take for granted can disappear overnight. There's no time to waste — find your dream and live it.
I am so thankful that I dread leaving. I have tears in my eyes just writing this. And that is such a blessing.
Concussions are a difficult injury to bounce back from, and if my fourth one has taught me one thing, it is to be even more careful.
My tattoos have become central aspects of my self-presentation — they’ve allowed me to freely express myself in a way where I feel more complete.
Let’s be better about the way we celebrate all the wonderful cultures that exist in this country and work toward respecting our differences in a considerate way.
I need a Michael Scott, a Stanley and an Andy. I need a ridiculous boss who is willing to make fun of their employees. And I need that annoying guy in the office who everyone loves to make fun of.
Humans weren’t made to experience our lives through a screen, but while we had to do just that, we didn’t let it change us.
Reading the newspaper with a cup of coffee in the morning may seem like an artifact of the past, but that doesn't mean we're better off without it.
Listening to nostalgic music of your past will remind you of your growth — however imperceptible it may have been to you.
Pets can bring out the best in us and drive us to be better for them.
One piece of wisdom, perhaps the most important, that I'll take with me as we hopefully come to the end of the coronavirus is that there's nothing to gain by focusing on the future.
As is evident in my exploration of this simple airport outfit choice, the impact of a slogan t-shirt is tangible and leaves more of an impression than you may have imagined.
I just want to experience what I felt that Oct. 26 morning and what I felt throughout my pre-teen years — a consistent feeling that today's just going to be a normal day.
I suggest that, if you’re able to, keep your camera on. This simple action not only benefits you and your peers, but also your lecturing professors, who I’m sure are growing weary of talking to their laptops.
Perhaps the solution is to carve out your own standards of success and personal achievement — and to reframe your failures as lessons.
"I have a little too much of the life-is-precious attitude in some instances and not enough of a seize-the-day mindset."