Recently, I opened my e-mail inbox and made a startling discovery: I finally had a response from the editors of the Yale Daily News about my application to the summer journalism program.   Read More »

I am fully aware that the irony is almost suffocating when I say this, but the words beg to be spoken: Sometimes, a little academic rigor and periodic evaluation can be less than unbearably mind-numbing.   Read More »

Cooking is one of my favorite ways to de-stress. My love of cooking all began when I was very young and my dad decided to teach me.   Read More »

In tennis, love means nothing. Until recently, I was sure that practice, hard work and perseverance meant nothing either. Trapped in the mentality of a miffed, hormone-raged teenage girl, I was   Read More »

In a recent dream I am sitting in a classroom crowded with students I have never met. A man is walking down the row distributing large test packets. When he hands one to me, I suddenly become aware   Read More »