To All Our Loved Lost Ones
*Dedicated to a dear friend* To most people when thinking of Pennsylvania, they think of coal, or the bipolar weather in NEPA, or even the...
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Bookish Wednesday: The Children’s Book Adults Should Read to Kids
During the late years of elementary school, I used to spend the weekends in volleyball tournaments, enjoying my participation as a full...
How I Keep In Touch With My Cultural Roots
We often get swept away with our everyday responsibilities and obligations, but sometimes we need to sit back and appreciate where we came from.
My Greatest Love & My Major
When I was a kid, my Nana Sally instilled a love in me that has yet to be matched. She brought me a big book full of all the Peter Rabbit...
The Challenges Faced by a Drug Addict’s Family
It is common knowledge that a drug addict faces a hard mental health journey, whether they seek to end their addiction or not. Just as...
What Life is Like As An Only Child
If you’re an only child like me, I can guarantee you’ve been told by a sibling-bound individual that they’re “so jealous” of you and they’...
This Mother's Day, Ask Yourself: What Don't You Know About Your Mother?
Your mother may not be who you think she is…
Shoutout To All The Moms
Honestly, mother’s day should be every day because personally, I can not condense how much I love my mom into 24 hours. Mom’s (and mother...
The End of an Era: My Reflection on Marvel's Endgame
*SPOILER ALERT!!* It’s here. It’s finally here. Marvel’s Endgame. Back in May of 2008, I remember seeing Iron Man in theaters with my dad...
How to Deal with the Fact that You Have to Go Home This Summer: A Guide to Not Studying Abroad
An unasked-for meditation on summer, family and the Midwest.
Florida Parents’ Three-Year-Old Must Have Chemotherapy
A judge has ruled that two Florida parents must continue their three-year-old son's chemotherapy treatment for his leukemia against their...
My Non-American Mom
I’ve often dismissed the idea of Mother’s Day, and last year I just forgot about it. My mom was upset, and even a year later I still regret...
Mel Weyn on Touring with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Fifty-four years after debuting on Broadway, Bartlett Sher's Tony-nominated revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” is hitting the road for it’s...
An Open Letter to My Mom
Dear Mom, I know that May snuck up on us this year; Mother’s Day came quicker than I expected. As I keep getting older, Mother’s Day gains...
Why Being Away from Home Makes Me Appreciate Home More
I remember when I was younger, mainly in middle school and high school, I used to find different kinds of excuses to get out of the house,...
People Discuss the Worst Wedding Disasters they Witnessed
This might be a random topic to write about considering that chances are if you’re in college you maybe have only thought about marriage...
Redefining What Home Means for Me
Over the past two years I've been in college, the idea of home has completely changed for me.
Allowing Mental Health
I am so excited to be a young adult during this time in the U.S. when mental health is starting to be looked at differently.
My Story
On January 30th, 2015, I stood, bewildered in the woods, asking myself, “Why are they looking for his body? He’s alive!” As I fell into the...
Reflection of My Years at VCU
It’ll go by so fast you won’t even realize, and I am so happy this is where I ended up.
