Outside influence surrounds us daily, aiming to shape our lives for us; it's important to remember that we are capable of deciding what is right for us and committing...
The transition from a very small all girls high school to the University of Texas was intimidating. I felt the need for sisterhood, so I applied to several spirit...
If you’re like me, the idea of stepping into the ARC alone makes sweat bead along your neck and your hands tremble. The machines that seem to tower over you,...
I’m twenty-eight years old, five feet five inches tall and I weigh 230 pounds. I’m classified as obese. When I look at myself, a lot of the time I’m mortified...
2021 was a year of constant, unrelenting change for me. My best friend, my mentor, my knight in shining armor, the man I was lucky enough to call my...
As kids, when we misbehaved, our parents would say, “I’m not mad at you, I’m just very disappointed.” That sentence always seemed to hurt a lot more than being...
This semester, most students return to in-person classes, which means new changes for different students. I am a transfer student that came to UC Berkeley when the pandemic began...
The noise feels immutable, and I systematically try to enter all the different outcomes into a cerebral excel spreadsheet. I am looking at...
Giving up is easy, but think about all the times when you didn’t give up. What did you learn from that, and how did it allow you to grow?...
Although I wish there were some magic solution that would solve the fear of public speaking for everyone, it’s just something that takes time and practice.