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Clinging to Hope: How Students Overcome Disappointment
Pictured: Sierra Perry. Photo by Anastasia Condolon Whether it’s losing a loved one, struggling through an injury, missing a year of school in-person or not getting a dream job, everyone has experienced disappointment in their lives. While disappointments can be hard, there can be hope and light found in the midst of them. Sierra Perry, a master’s student in Religion, … [Read more...] about Clinging to Hope: How Students Overcome Disappointment
More Than a Wish Your Heart Makes: Dreams & Their Significance
Modeled by Cameron Davis. Photo by Lindsey Sullivan | Photo illustration by Isabella Teague Soaring through the air, having teeth randomly fall out, and showing up for a huge speech without pants. These are some of the most commonly occurring dreams among Americans, according to an Amerisleep survey of over 2,000 American adults. Confusing and sometimes troubling … [Read more...] about More Than a Wish Your Heart Makes: Dreams & Their Significance
Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
We watched Eyes of wanderlust and longing As he scratched blue fairytales onto the pavement. He is dead now So today’s turn along those halls Unveiled layers of whitewash, Ashes, soot. The transience of the past Has never failed to leave us short of breath Its push and pull Hash and re-hash as meaning rots away, And the magic That settled low … [Read more...] about Chalk by D’Artagnon Fulton
Only in a Memory by Sam Nolan
How do you rebuild a relationship To someone who has forgotten its entirety Where mental illness has shoved and forced And replaced your memory with its pain Should I start with my name That crumbles like broken clay When it crosses my mind Because it was yours, too Do I begin with November When it felt like bone cracking in my … [Read more...] about Only in a Memory by Sam Nolan