Food and friends
By Eda Kamal, April 17 2024—
As Eid draws closer, I find myself less excited than most for the upcoming festivities. My friends delight in their plans to make grand dinners to eat together and get all the fast food … Read the rest
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What does putting yourself out there even mean?
By Reyam Jamaleddine, April 17 2024—
Apparently, putting yourself out there is the solution to all your problems. Whether it be finding a relationship, making new friends or even within the professional and academic realm. Just put yourself out there, … Read the rest
This is not what I expected: University edition
By Eda Kamal, January 30 2024—
I am currently in the second semester of my first year of university and it is safe to say my peers are much more diverse than expected. I am in classes with parents, gifted … Read the rest
New Year resolutions
By Simran Kaur Johal, January 28 2024—
Annually, as New Year’s Eve approaches, many people embark on creating resolutions for the next year. Irrespective of what these resolutions may be, the challenging part is not creating these resolutions, it is … Read the rest
Wait, I’m already 20?
By Freeha Anjum, January 22 2024—
Nobody prepared me for turning 20.
Maybe that sounds stupid because 20 shouldn’t be a big jump from 19. I’m still in the same school, around the same friends and in the same house … Read the rest
When smart becomes compulsion
By Anna Taylor, January 18 2024—
What does it mean to be smart? OxfordLanguages defines “smart” as “having or showing a quick-witted intelligence”. The Merriam-Webster dictionary correspondingly adds that it means to “[have/show] a high degree of mental ability”. So … Read the rest
The sounds of massacre as an Arabic dialect
By Reyam Jamaleddine, January 8 2024—
Trigger Warning: Death, massacre, bombing, explosion
Growing up listening to the shrieks of massacred people helped to improve my Arabic.
A dialect that I can recognize, introduced me to new words of pleas and … Read the rest
Holiday decorating, then and now
By Julieanne Acosta, December 22 2023—
Growing up, my family didn’t decorate much for the holidays. But to be completely honest, I didn’t really understand that you were supposed to decorate until I started going over to different houses. There, … Read the rest
Did they know it meant goodbye? The impacts of surrendering a pet
By Eda Kamal, December 11 2023—
Around six years ago, my family drove to Petland one evening to purchase two budgies — one for me and one for my little brother. That Monday, I printed photos of my new pets … Read the rest
When the holidays are no time to celebrate
By Eda Kamal, November 30 2023—
As the December break draws ever closer and Mariah Carey begins to chart once again, it is evident that the holidays are upon us. No matter how routine or monochrome the rest of life … Read the rest