Graphic by Nate BartonLast week, an onslaught of rain struck California, creating some chaos and confusion.On Sunday alone, many areas of California were flooded with up to four inches of rain, according to the Los Angeles Times. Many saw this harsh storm as something destructive – causing rockslides, power outages, mudslides, and flooding cars and homes. Personally, I'm … [Read more...] about Learning to Dance in the Rain
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Burnout is Real, Look for Your Gas Stations
Graphic by Nate Barton When it comes to mid-semester burnout, 70s singer-songwriter Jackson Browne said it best: "Running on empty, running blind, running into the sun, but I'm running behind," his chorus of soul singers croon. For the past two weeks, it's been particularly difficult for me to do the things I love with joy. Classes have mostly become burdensome with work … [Read more...] about Burnout is Real, Look for Your Gas Stations
It May Not Be Your Lucky Day
Graphic by Nate Barton In my 21 short years on this earth, I've come in contact with a lot of advice on how to be successful. This advice comes from well-meaning people, articles, listicles, TEDTalks and speakers who come in with their years of experience and hard earned success, and explain how you too can be so successful if only you ___! And that's the problem. There's … [Read more...] about It May Not Be Your Lucky Day
Life Goes On, and So Do We
Art by Peau PorotesanoIt is absolutely not an understatement to say that this school year, and this semester in particular, have been by far the most difficult for me. It has reflected in my anxiety levels, sleep schedule, diet and relationships; I have spent countless hours venting to friends and sacrificed sleep and sanity to check one more thing off my to-do list. This … [Read more...] about Life Goes On, and So Do We
Seek a Mentor, Be a Mentor
Art by Peau PorotesanoIn the four years since I graduated from high school, there are exactly four people with whom I have remained in contact. Three of them are friends I've known for years, and one of them is my high school literature teacher and newspaper adviser — a 70-something-year-old firecracker of a woman who has a desk covered in politically provocative stickers … [Read more...] about Seek a Mentor, Be a Mentor