GELLEPES: Peacing out
I remember when I used to read The Daily Free Press in the West Campus dining hall before I had my own column. I always thought that I could manage having a column of my own in the paper. After giving it a go this semester, I have to say that I’m glad I was able [...]
VASQUEZ: Make your lives extraordinary
“Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” These words have been resounding in my head lately. No matter how I look at it, I find myself steadily approaching the point of no return. The halfway point. And when John Keating tries to inspire his class of boys with these words in my favorite movie, [...]
KILROY: Dear Myles
Today I walked into the College of Fine Arts for the first time. Why? I guess I could say I had a sudden urge to see the inside of a building that I had never seen before. Why the delay? Ah, probably something to do with the smoke cloud that always seems to be hovering [...]
KAWACHI: As time goes by
Throughout high school, time seemed to move at a snail’s pace. Each day seemed an eternity as they accumulated to form weeks and months; those brief summers were over with a blink of an eye, throwing us all quickly back into the grind after a mere few months. This summer, however, will probably feel like [...]
HAMEDY: A letter to my new home away from home
Dear London, Please excuse the tear drops that are falling on the keyboard as I write this letter to you – I’ve been listening to Adele, packing, being nostalgic and thinking about our time together in these last four months. Like many who feel depressed as a real relationship is about to end, I feel [...]
