Student Speak

The myth of meritocracy and what we can do about it

Maria Luisa Vieira Parada | April 16, 2021

Despite our individual responsibilities, some issues are too big to be resolved individually. When we think of professionally and financially successful people, more than knowing who they are, it is important to ask where they

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The Search for Motivation

Jeffrey Shi | April 9, 2021

What makes someone successful? The answer might seem simple: motivated people do well in life, and unmotivated people fail. Motivation seems to be the key to so much, yet most people know so little about

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It’s not just another meme: Why teens need to be conscious of hate online

Caitlin Cowan | March 12, 2021

Quarantine halted my world and left me adrift with no schedule to dictate my day. I became attached to my phone. No matter what I was doing — eating breakfast or lunch, walking my dogs

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Slowing down daily life in a virtual age

Kelsey Ji | March 5, 2021

“Heads up bro, we got problems,” said Leon in the 2001 Fast and Furious movie. And yes, we got problems — we are downright getting dumber. To no surprise, our attention spans are decreasing, too.

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Acne is a true issue for teens: It’s time to treat it as such

Maria Krug | February 26, 2021

I look down while walking through crowds of classmates hoping the fluorescent school lights won’t reveal the red bumps on my face. I shuffle through the halls praying to go unnoticed, only to be asked,

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On being an unlikely Leo

Arina Stadnyk | February 12, 2021

My experience with astrology consists of years of eye-rolling at horoscopes that axiomatically claim I’m a headstrong, assertive, domineering, natural leader who strives to be the center of attention. Recently, a friend did a birth

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The college major system is archaic

Montana Denton | January 29, 2021

While much of the learning done in college is valuable, a significant proportion of students don’t actually use their undergraduate degree in their future career. Even though a college education is a useful experience with

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Drained to exhaustion by online learning, students should be given less school work

Noa Appelbaum | January 22, 2021

I began to feel the adverse effects of online school while doing homework one night during our second week. My mind a relentless murmur of the same fatigue that seemed to unfocus my eyes and

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How high schools failed victims of sexual assault

Emily Chang | January 15, 2021

Sexual assault may seem like a distant fear for some, but on college campuses, it is an everyday reality. Of course, the combination of freedom and alcohol creates a dangerous environment and enhances teens’ raging

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