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This Is How It Ends
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This Is How It Ends

Wrapping up senior year with a mix of nostalgia, grief and gratitude.

by Melina Walling

Call to Action: Write a Personal Essay
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Call to Action: Write a Personal Essay

Tell us those true stories you’ve been meaning to share.

by Jill Patton

Life Cycles
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Life Cycles

A beachside bike path led me back to the Farm.

by Dorothy Chin

Tales from the Garden and the Sea
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Tales from the Garden and the Sea

Undergrad fiction writers master the art of the speed-read.

by Jill Patton

My Buddy System
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My Buddy System

Making new friends the awkward way.

by Mei-Lan Steimle

Grace for the Grasshopper
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Grace for the Grasshopper

How my students showed me the flip side of an Aesop's fable.

by Elizabeth Wallace

Just Our Luck
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Just Our Luck

Reflecting on life’s randomness after a dire diagnosis.

by Dave Iverson

Home Free Home
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Home Free Home

My on-campus housing was free and the envy of my friends. Then the weather changed.

by John Church

This Is Only a Test
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This Is Only a Test

A successful author takes a second shot at the GRE, 40 years after the first.

by Martha Freeman

The Meaning of Mongolian
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The Meaning of Mongolian

After my name, it’s probably the most special thing about me—and it’s used as a slur in Europe.

by Yanichka Ariunbold