Pain Leads to Confidence
For six years, I lived with a set of metal teeth in my mouth. For six years, there was a constant pain as they...
A Modern-Day Odyssey Leads Home
It’s been a long day, and the search for my keys at the bottom of my bag is the last hurdle until my trek home is over. I should be used to...
A New Tune to Life
I used to be a band kid; I played just fine, but I did not have the ear that makes people great musicians. My brother can...
Assessing Potential
I wanted to be the best. Perfectly the best. That was my motto coming into high school, along with the idea...
Realizing the True Issues
Our news networks have been set ablaze by the apparent danger of domestic terrorism; the failed Christmas day bomber and the more recent Times Square attempt...
Reasoning with Grief
My dad is serious, strict, and intelligent. He has a great capacity to love, but doesn’t show it. At age nine, he came to the United States along with his nine siblings: four other men and five women. They were raised...
Anticipating the Future
Bruin pride pulses through my veins: my iPod plays the UCLA fight song; my wardrobe is accessorized with Bruin gear; my laptop displays...
Trying to Accept Change
Two thousand, nine hundred and two miles away from home. Two thousand, nine hundred and two miles away from homemade dinners, soothing hugs, comforting cuddles, safe neighborhoods...
Preparing to Leave Home
Home. It’s a simple enough word. Four letters. Noun. Denotes a place of residence. But what does it really mean? For the most part, you don’t think about it. For the most part...
Voting to voice opinions
Across the nation, young adults ages 18 to 24 are the least likely to vote in any election, and are the least politically aware. With graduation approaching...