Photo by Miqveh Steinhart It’s that time of the year again, “Dead Week” — or for some, “I Feel Like I am Dying Week.” The sky is crying, but you feel as if you should be instead because you have that borderline grade in that one class — or all of your classes. Either way, the last thing you want to think about is what to wear while you’re studying — or next week when … [Read more...] about How to Ace Finals Fashion
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Education without Borders
It's not that there are no creative types in higher education. It's that the ladder of modern education requires a level of organization and type-A memorization that often purges the system of the purely creative mind. Think back to high school. Perhaps this is a fallacy, but I remember far more artists, musicians and drama geeks — people who, while they tested poorly and … [Read more...] about Education without Borders
Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
How are you? I’m alive, I think. I have cried more this semester than I have in the past ten years of my life. I have hit rock bottom. I am a wreck. Am I even alive? Rock. Bottom. All of the above are responses I have heard from various people over these most recent weeks. Other people, obviously not me, have been seen roaming around campus with this look … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
Take a Break
Have you ever gotten to the point where you are completely overwhelmed with work, classes, extracurriculars or whatever family situation is happening? Me too. What I have come to realize is that the more things piled on your plate, the less motivation you actually have to complete them. It feels as if the pile will fall if you even begin to touch it; you stand no chance … [Read more...] about Take a Break
Farewell, Malibu, I’ll Miss You
My eyes take in the blinding sun as it glistens above the water, beginning its descent and illuminating the sky with pink clouds. I can barely notice my laborious breathing as I turn around and see the view after a long journey from main campus to the School of Law Caf. This has become an ordinary occurrence I am fond of: the beauty and the burning calves. Exactly a month from … [Read more...] about Farewell, Malibu, I’ll Miss You
