Rebellion was everywhere during my high-school years, including breaking the ridiculous city curfew and off-roading in strip-mall parking lots. But in college, I resolved to obey rules. This plan unintentionally backfired the first night I moved in. An informal freshman gathering in someone’s room quickly spun out of control because there were too many people […]
Author Archives: Lana Yoo
The restoration will not be televised
Winding down after a long day, I switched on the radio to hear an advertisement for a TV show about a girl who acquired psychic powers after surviving Hurricane Katrina. Strange events are now occurring in New Orleans ““ tonight at 7, on Channel 6. Sure, the real New Orleans isn’t haunted by a telepathic […]
First aid should still be first priority
Life on the Hill can be described as a place where the only constant is change. The ever-present construction going on near the dorms serves as a physical manifestation of the constant internal restructuring of residential life programming. The student health advocate program is no different, as it is making modifications for next year. While […]
Smokers must consider etiquette
One childhood privilege that I miss is the weekly splurge on the ice cream truck’s eclectic, albeit unhealthy, selection of Popsicles and candies. I felt pretty smug buying bubble gum in the form of a pack of cigarettes and showing off smoking etiquette to my younger brother. This fondness for cigarettes wore off with the […]
School pain provides personal gain
You know it’s time for midterms when you arrive at Powell and find students packed into cubicles like sardines, or when you automatically mutter curses at the sight of clocks, books and papers. You also know it’s time for midterms when daily necessities such as eating and sleeping become second ““ or third or fourth […]
Swipe system should be wiped out
As a wide-eyed freshman last year, I confess that the dining halls comforted me with the amazing all-you-can-eat deal. (Oh, what a relief it is to attend a school blessed with incredible dining hall food.) But any novelty’s charm eventually wears off and reveals flaws; in time I realized that although the swipe system offers […]
Road to success accessible by many paths
Dorothy, after her arrival back from the Land of Oz, couldn’t have been more right: “There’s no place like home.” Indeed, to most everyone, home offers great comfort and bliss; no other place can suffice. Then in light of the recent immigration protests, I am curious: What is the driving motivation for immigrants to leave […]