The impacts of the coronavirus
Sometimes I have nightmares where I’m running from someone or something is chasing me. Lately, those nightmares have been more amplified and include elements that I haven’t...
Feeling pressure around post-graduate life
I walked to the Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena for the Career Fair on Feb. 13, but I didn’t go in.
I woke up that morning with the intention to go...
Black History is more than pain and struggle
Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot about my blackness; what it is perceived to be in this world, what I thought it meant for most of my life and what our...
While waiting for my flight to depart for New Zealand, the flight attendants went through their typical preflight safety instructions.
“Make sure all large bags are placed in the over head cabins....
A perspective on the college admissions scandal
Welcome to the game of Monopoly: College Admissions Edition. Your Mr. Monopoly Man is no longer Rich Uncle Pennybags, but instead William Singer. In this...
Dear Mr. President, what are we tolerating?
On Nov. 29 at 6:07 p.m., I was backstage getting ready to sing my heart out at The Perch with my gospel choir, as I and the rest of our institution received...
The value of singleness in a romance-infatuated society
The weather is getting colder and holidays are kicking in. It’s every millennial’s favorite time or least favorite time of year, “cuffing season.”
It’s...
Why saying “yes ” to others can be a “no” to yourself
If I had a dollar for the amount of times I told myself “I love me” and didn’t show it, I would be a billionaire. If I a had drop...
The prevailing beauty standards against women of color
Recently, Netflix released a movie called “Nappily Ever After,” starring Sanaa Lathan as main character Violet Jones. Violet is a young black...
How Nayyirah Waheed and Ella Mai are my therapists after hours
Lately, I feel so numb, out-of-it and exhausted. Not just the physical kind of exhaustion. The kind of exhaustion where you can sleep all...
Dr. Monica Nixon’s impact on our community
My freshman year of college, I remember sitting at my scholarship reception, excited but anxious about everything as I began my college journey.
I had no clue...
Black lives a gamble for white men
Growing up, my Haitian immigrant parents told me what they thought were the rules of my survival in this world based on their upbringings. That if I dress appropriately,...
