10 Ways to Make the Most out of College Without Spreading Yourself Too Thin
The “college experience” is something that holds a different meaning for everyone. Some are fulfilled simply by going to classes, some need...
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Student Government Elections: Seniors in the House
Edited by: Yashasvi Arunkumar (UG 2020) Photographs by: Rohan Surti (UG 2021) It’s time to welcome a new House of Representatives at Ashoka...
A Sorority Skeptic’s Recruitment Experience
I would like to start out by saying that I never, in a million years, would have thought that I would join a sorority. As someone who hates...
Best and Worst Experiences on Valentine’s Day
Ah, the month of love blossoms once again in this new year of 2019. Couples, friends, and family prepare to bring affection to their loved...
What It's Like Being a Southerner in a Northern School
Moving hours away to go to college is normal for most eighteen-year olds, but for me it was the opposite. I am from a very small town in...
Here’s to Doing That Thing
Hey you. If you’re like me, right now it’s the end of another week and you’re stressed out. Maybe life (life being a professor that you...
The Fine Line Between Apathy and Being Stress-Free
As I enter my junior year and become an upperclassman, I’ve been forced to confront this difference myself. The difference between not...
Get an Internship
Get an Internship. Why you may ask? Because it not only gives you the opportunity to put it on your resume, but mostly helps you gain...
My Experience In Europe Fall 2018
Traveling is not at all what I expected. It’s long, tiresome and confusing. However, it’s also exciting, life-changing and empowering. I...
An Open Letter to the Girl Feeling Lost in College Right Now
To the girl feeling lost in college, Since I was young, I have always been told that college is supposed to be the best four years of my...
Phrases that Teetotalers Hear too Often
Whether staying at home or traveling abroad, being a teetotaler often means you have to explain your choices and receive some very non-sensical reactions from your company.
How Did Finland Change You? - An Interview with Nana Iida
An exchange period in another country is always an important experience and a large part of what makes you - well, you. What is left there when you return to your country? I had a chance to sit down and talk with Nana Iida, a Japanese student from Sapporo, Japan, whose exchange year as a student in the University of Helsinki had come to an end half a year ago.
Her Story: My Greek Life Experience
Something I never thought I’d ever do was join a sorority. I, like most people, bought into the stereotypes surrounding Greek life and just...
Almost 7000 Miles Later – My Experience Going to Korea
“What did you do over winter break?”
On Mental Illness: Your Experience Is Not Mine
CONTENT WARNING: The following article speaks on mental health. It makes general references to mental illness and, more specifically, to...
The College Experience
We heard it in high school and we hear it now: “The college experience!” What is the college experience exactly? Who defined it? How do we...
Fractures
“There is another world, but it is in this one” -William Butler Yeats there is another world inside, hidden— bubbling underneath this one...
College is About the Friends that You Make Not the Classes that You Take
I am a sophomore in college and still finding myself. Some days I feel like I would rather hide in the shadows of someone else because it...
My Experience with Laser Hair Removal
You're probably wondering why I’ve decided to talk about something as random as laser hair removal. Well, I’m currently almost done with my...
I Won the Hamilton Puerto Rico Lottery
In July 2015, the musical Hamilton hit the Richard Rodgers theater in New York City. Created by the talented p uertorriqueño Lin-Manuel...
