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Meditating during a pandemic

This morning I clicked a Zoom link and joined an online mindfulness session led by my friend and Stevens colleague Lindsey Swindall.

Socializing the slow way: snail mail

Earlier this week, I was asked how the friend making process has been for someone who’s an online student three thousand miles away from campus.

TikTok’s influence on popular music

The power of the platform leads to a creator and fan interaction that allows for artists to put out their work, and TikTok creators to reinvent and highlight to reach a wider range of people. In such, TikTok is a powerful tool for a musician to use, as their music can be featured in new ways to millions of viewers, all at little or no expense to them.

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The Hudson River restaurant debate

Ah, the ages-old debate: New Jersey or New York for Italian food?

A strong stance either way can be fighting words on both sides of the Hudson River.

I was the real life Emily in Paris…

Netflix’s new original series Emily in Paris features the adorable Lily Collins as an account manager at a Chicago-based marketing firm.

Does the President own the economy?

We live in an age where the presidency takes on an almost imperial presence. The sheer size of the federal government, the President’s ubiquitous image, and the American people’s faith in the continuous march of democracy in the U.S.

Fight or flight II

As young women staring down the barrel of decades of career climbing and carving out lives for ourselves, I would like to propose the notion of dating with generosity as opposed to straight equality.