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My vow of silence

My vow of silence

By Nino Machavariani, Associate Lifestyle Editor October 9, 2025

Lately, I just want to shut up. It is not because I am afraid to take up space, nor due to shyness. I simply wish to remain silent. It is exhausting trying to make the world, and people, understand...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Breaking free: Rediscovering self love beyond men

By Breanna Pham April 22, 2024
The constant need for validation became an addiction, leaving me perpetually unsatisfied and always wanting more. I found myself seeking approval from men to the extent of it affecting my emotional well-being. Putting their needs above my own became my new normal, and I naively believed it was how things were supposed to be. Breaking free from this cycle required a conscious effort to reconnect with the things that once brought me joy.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The art of the coloring book

By Kendall Lepczyk April 18, 2024
I won my Peeps coloring book in an Easter egg hunt organized by my suitemate, and surely enough, everything changed. I was no longer growing annoyed at attempting to fill in every detailed pattern of a mandala. The lines of pink across the pages bled and overlapped together, creating a less-than-perfect composition of a rabbit. I would routinely cap my marker, place it back in the box and flip to the next page of my Dollar Tree Peeps coloring book. Despite the imperfections and out-of-line work, I was always satisfied, something eight-year-old me would’ve been proud of. 
woman meditates on top of a mountain

Manifest it

By Maya Frankel April 13, 2021
Go get your journal, yoga or music and start turning your dreams and goals into reality.
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