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Thank you for being there

This past weekend, I unexpectedly had to leave school for a family emergency. I had a ton of responsibilities that I needed to manage, but it was my family. 

Half the population and yet half the data

Now that I’m a senior, a lot of people, including myself, are always asking the question “What are you doing after graduation?”

The severe toll of war

February 24 marked the four year anniversary of a full-scale invasion that Russia launched on Ukraine. As of writing, the fighting there continues without an end in sight.

What is the point of gatekeeping knowledge?

I love all sorts of music but there will always be a special place in my heart for French music. Over the last few years, as I have expanded my music taste, French artists always seem to find their way into my queue.

A support role

As a brief interruption to Jiya’s usual updates on the inner workings of the paper and fancy Editor-in-Chief (EIC) responsibilities, I’m stepping in this week to sidebar.

Questioning humanity with Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro follows Klara, an android who dreams about being able to see the sun. She is an AF, or artificial friend, stuck in a department store, available for purchase but continuously waiting for that moment.

The food we don’t finish

In my house, leftovers were wrapped carefully. Emotions were not.

Long after the conversation fades, after chairs scrape back and plates are cleared, it remains — untouched or barely eaten.

Good Will Hunting

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a genius hides behind a janitor’s uniform. In Good Will Hunting, Will Hunting solves mathematical equations that stump world-class professors and mathematicians.

Hollyhock

The Victorian Language of Flowers was used for decades to relay feelings that people had a hard time expressing or were too embarrassed to share.