Amie Boakye, 15 november 2024 “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes” Mark twain Alarmist or Honest? As the United States navigates a time of political and social turmoil, there is an unsettling resemblance to the trajectory of the…
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Traveling for the first time can be scary and nerve wracking. Heck even if you’re an experienced traveler like me and my mom, there are still curve balls that can be thrown your way. As you get older and enter…
Learning to love being alone
Five years ago, as a freshman in high school, I would constantly beg my friends to hang out and essentially do anything to get out of the house. Now at 19, with more friends than I could have imagined having…
Being a POC in a pwi setting
Growing up I hated being black and I mean hate. It wasn’t just a mild discomfort; it was a hatred that consumed me. I longed to be anything but Black, anything but African. I wanted to blend into the sea…
Loving yourself as a girl with a changing body
At 19 years old, I’m 5’6 and weigh around 160 pounds. For the longest time, I hated my body. This one is a bit cliche and some would say cringey but it needs to be said and I hope it…
Death and College; How do we cope?
Now, I’m going to be honest, I still haven’t figured this one out. I’m currently writing this, sitting out at cheer practice crying because 2 hours prior, I found out my friend died of cancer.
Everyone tells you how important self care is, but doesn’t tell you how.
Freshman year of college, my first semester, I was forced to take something called College Thriving. This class was supposed to be an example of “how to thrive in college” yet if you ask me and probably anyone else forced…
No one tells you how to survive as a student in college with mental illness
We need to talk about the stigma of mental illness more. And I mean it. I’m not here to present a picture-perfect narrative. Instead, I want to share my raw and unfiltered journey with you, in hopes that it sheds…
No one teaches you how to deal with finances as a college student
You go to college, you’re expected to know how to adult, now what? Well first things first, money can be a hard topic and a scary one to confront, but we need to do it. We are aiming to be…