Never really apart
In our first few weeks of dating, we were inseparable. Now, three years later, I think we know how to be apart.
Four ways that MIT taught me how to love
“Give a little love to the person who lives down the hall, the random classmate sitting next to you, or the cutie you find yourself staring at when walking down the Infinite.”
On handling emotions when the world is ending
The me who wants to fight for justice versus the me who can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
She showed me how to put effort into a college friendship
But Flora didn’t see me as a convenience friend, a friend you’re only friends with because of your classes or extracurriculars or living group. After freshman fall, she actively attempted to remain in my life.
Closer to the heavens
I would like to preface this by saying that in light of the developing COVID-19 situation, starting next column, all walks will be held either in the forests of Northern Virginia where no human interaction is possible or virtually at Zoom University.
Love in the time of corona
So Love, love and love, for love is more viral than Corona.
‘Today is a strange day’ — me, Tuesday
If there is anything good about such a distressing period, it is the humanity that it brings out of all of us.
Not being stressed stresses me out
The me who is not getting enough sleep versus the me who wants to get into medical school.
My strange addiction: sorting emails
Everything changed when, one morning, instead of clicking the red ‘x’ at the corner of my screen to close my email, I right-clicked the email app icon and hit ‘quit.’
The waffle is a lie
What if I had more time to go out and take charge of things I care about?
Competition, sanity, and self-worth
The me who wants to win versus the me who doesn’t want to be disappointed when I don’t.
Goodbye grief, hello H Mart
Massachusetts Avenue is more than a divide between East and West Campus, but what is the illustrious street truly?
Stressed-out senior
Just take a first step in a direction that seems right for you at this moment in time. Things will change, and that’s alright.
Party food and relationships
Be yourself and focus on doing what you enjoy, and things will follow.
Boredom blues
You can learn a lot from an experience even if it’s not the most ideal. Be curious and be open to possibilities.
Auntie says farewell
Auntie invites would-be advice-givers to hang up their own shingle next year and start giving advice. To ready the path for the next generation, she will offer some reflections on the principles by which she has written this column.
Sometimes in lectures, instead of learning, I am freaking out
Unlike my classmates, I could not focus on the lecture. I was instead intensely focused on an urgent optimization problem: If I wait until the end of the lecture, will it bleed through my pants?
Plague and despair
There are lots of ways to be a student here. It seems unlikely all of them would make you miserable.
What to expect when you’re expecting… to come to MIT
The opportunity to really follow your passions without too much to lose — that is a tremendous privilege, a freedom that few human beings in history have had. Do not waste it by following along with what everyone else wants just because everyone else wants it.
Talk, talk, talk
You can change your friends, but you should also probably change your thinking.