I bought my grad gown and cap this week. It was weird. No parade, no confetti. Just me and my dad standing under the fluorescent…
Emily HessApril 13, 2025
Let me set the scene: You’re a freshman. It’s syllabus week. The possibilities are endless. You’ve got your new campus ID, a tote bag full…
Emily HessApril 9, 2025
I have a confession. I just got my first passport stamp — and I’m still kind of floating. For the first time ever, I got…
Emily HessApril 6, 2025
Let’s take it back to 18-year-old me: wide-eyed, tragically optimistic and absolutely convinced I was going to be an English major until the day I…
Emily HessApril 2, 2025
I used to think there was all the time in the world. That there would always be another summer, another trip, another chance to say…
Emily HessMarch 23, 2025
I am not patient. I rush through books because I hate not knowing how they end. I refresh tracking numbers like it will make my…
Emily HessMarch 16, 2025
Querido amigos, Extraño a mi mamá. Extraño la luz que traía a cada cuarto. Extraño la forma en que tarareaba para sí misma mientras barría.…
Alejandro CruzMarch 13, 2025
Dear friends, I miss my mom. I miss the light that she would bring into every room. I miss the way she would hum to…
Alejandro CruzMarch 13, 2025
