Undergraduate Program

I’ve never been an early bird. I purposely avoid enrolling in 8am or 9am classes (sometimes 10am is even too early), I love sleeping in as long as possible, and I hate being woken up before my alarm (which is often, living in busy Southside). But…

Hello all! Hope everyone is having an excellent and restful Spring Break! As the semester is almost halfway over, I wanted to take the chance to reflect on my experiences as Operations Director for CalSol this year and how it has affected my…

Whether you’re a creative by trade or you just need 100 more words to hit that essay word count, finding inspiration during the pandemic is hard. I am currently writing a book called Think Outside the Odds, which requires me to consistently output…

When I was a kid I had an odd habit of reading the last chapter of a book before I started it, spoiling it for myself, but secretly feeling satisfied. Though I’ve dropped that specific habit, it’s materialized itself in a new way. I occasionally…

Overview The 2020 Fall semester is halfway through and has been full of excitement and tension, with plenty of activity-packed events along the way. Here is a quick mid-semester review on some of the activities and events I have experienced…

For many students on-campus, this semester has been quite the unusual experience. With classes virtually all virtual (pun intended), it has grown very apparent that visiting friends, meeting new people, and truly immersing oneself in what was…

One important thing I’ve learned this year is to be open to change. All kinds of it. I think it’s fair to say being adaptable to change is crucial, given the rapid growth of the pandemic. But over the past year (can’t believe I’ve almost…

Every day since this shelter-in-place started, I have constantly questioned my productivity and indulged in self-reprimand. Why am I not productive when other people are? Why can’t I learn more skills, work through projects, or try new things? I…

As I sat at my desk for the sixth hour, struggling to stay awake through my last Zoom lecture for the day, there was only one thought going through my head: This cannot be the future. It’s something I’d heard a lot before the outbreak of…