Thursday, December 18

Submission: Students must participate in community efforts to improve education

Since its debut, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The danger of a single story” has become an integral part of my classroom with its message of not taking a single story as the ultimate truth. Read more...

Photo: Students have the ability to help improve the state of the United States’ education system by volunteering through organizations poised to enfranchise underserved communities through diverse education opportunities. Working with individuals is the only way to eventually create lasting and institutional change. (U.S. Department of Education)



Perfect fit

Perfect fit We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, with the edges worn from use. Our limbs flowed liquid into each other, filling up space we didn’t know we had. Read more...



Submission: College crushes, soulmates and Paul Rudd

Welcome to college! It’s your first day of class, and you’re basking in your new collegiate self. You’re the prime example of a well-adjusted freshman. You’ve had your first sip of alcohol outside of a family gathering during zero week, spent the last few days with a solid group of people in which you’ve already mentally assigned the Rachel, the Ross, the Monica, the Phoebe, the Chandler and the Joey, and managed to enroll in all the classes you wanted. Read more...

Photo: Pink puppies and a good disposition? All clues point to Paul Rudd being a better soulmate than your typical guy at UCLA. (Creative Commons photo by Love Maegan via Flickr)





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