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Mandile Mpofu | Senior Graphic Artist

An ode to my younger self

By Gabriella Di Dea, Lifestyle Editor November 8, 2023
I’ve lived a lot of my life doing things in order to make my younger self proud, and I think that 6-year-old, wide-eyed me would be more than proud to see where I am today. So, I’d like to write a small ode to her and tell her of all the things I wish someone had told me.
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

Are endings really hard?

By Grace Donahue May 3, 2023
The need for comfort makes sense because when something is over or lost, we try to fill that space with something soothing. It is a defense for us — turning inward to something we know, instead of living in the loss and the unknown. 
All About Us: The gift that keeps on giving

All About Us: The gift that keeps on giving

By Adora Mehala February 27, 2020
Are we really that smart? Other species don’t rely on mass self-decimation for the advancement of groups, and they surely don’t have the immense level of stratification regarding standard of living that we have. How do we, as an intelligent species, create, support and justify our own suffering?
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