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Posts published in “Mind of a Freshman”

Mind of a Freshman is an Opinion column written by one or two first-year Stevens students to discuss life experiences during their time at Stevens, and other related subject matter.

I hate cold showers

I hate cold showers. I remember every summer, racing my siblings back to the house from the pool, each trying to beat the other for the first shower.

The art of the side quest

I grew up in central Pennsylvania in a small town called Montoursville. If I were hanging out with friends past 11 p.m.

Old habits die hard

Typically, weekend plans consist of some variation of me being pulled out of my room by friends to whichever gathering they have thought up.

The holiday season begins, brace yourself

Brace yourself, the holiday season is now upon us. In the following 61 days, four major holidays will be taking place: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.

Why do computers hate me

I was sitting in my Psychology of Happiness class when out of nowhere my screen went black. Not thinking anything of it, I tried to wake up my computer by moving my cursor and nothing happened, so I tried powering it back on.

Don’t assume friction is negligible

As I was sitting in my physics lecture, fighting a losing battle against my attention span, the professor said something that caught my attention, “When you solve these problems, start by taking friction out of the equation.”

Man’s best friend

Growing up, I was petrified of dogs. They were loud and scary, with teeth that were way too sharp. If one got even an inch too close to me, I would run to my dad and climb up his shoulders to hide from them.

Stop romanticizing romcoms

Like many people on September 17, I sat down to watch the series finale of Amazon’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.

To all the big sisters…

I am a middle child. I have an older sister named Maggie and a younger brother named Holden. My siblings mean the whole world to me and I could never express just how much they mean to me.

Reinventing the wheel

From conversations with my family, teachers, and others I talked to about my future plans, one piece of advice was consistent.