You’ve seen them, we love them, we’ve seen them, and you love them: the Squirrels of Stevens. But are they doing the best they could?
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It’s weird. Isn’t it? We are more than halfway through the 2022 Fall semester and it’s nearing Thanksgiving. Yes, I understand there are a plethora of projects and exams still to come for many of us; however, we are getting closer to another semester in the books (for first-years, one down, seven to go).
Yes, I know Halloween was two weeks ago. But I’m still not over fall and I’m getting stressed by all the stores already playing Christmas music.
A few months ago, I was at the peak of my sustainability journey. It’s not that I have stopped caring about the environment, but I realized that instantly eliminating all plastic from my life is depriving myself of too many things at once.
I have a tendency to sleepwalk through my days, performing tasks automatically: roll out of bed, eat cereal with banana slices, teach freshman humanities class.
J.C. Leyendecker was an American illustrator who was most popular for his vibrant and sophisticated portrayal of late 19th and early 20th century human figures, clothing, and products.
As I reflect on this book, a thought welcomes itself into the menagerie of thoughts already bundled in my mind. It comes to me that a book cover never resonated more with the secrets it keeps within its pages as much as this dark satirical masterpiece.
Claire:
College is a rough time for sleep, especially at an academically rigorous school like Stevens. Still, a good sleep schedule is key to staying focused and doing well in all of your classes.
As important as art is to me now, I do not think it was this way my whole life. Yes, I am one of the kids who loved arts and crafts and even doodled everywhere since I could first remember.
These days, “starting over” is a phrase that gets thrown around quite often. Sometimes, we take it upon ourselves to start over with the motivation of improving some aspect of our lives; whatever it is, it requires some aspect of throwing out the old and bringing in something refreshing and new.