Here I am, standing in a large arena, Xbox controller in my hands, 4-foot robot across from me. All the pressure is on me. My… Read More
College Essay: Team Building in Robotics
Tag Archives: Voices
College Essay: Overcoming Injury
It’s my freshman year at one of my soccer games, the crowd roaring loudly. Sweat is rolling down my face while my eyes stay on… Read More
Bites of Life
“C’mon, Ty, you got to try this!!” I was on my knees for my friend Tyler to try some boba, a Taiwanese tea with little… Read More
Somalis Deserve Collective Healing
It’s time we talk about mental health in the Somali community. The walls of my room suddenly began closing in on me. Nausea hit my… Read More
Diversifying Your Bookshelf
How readers can change publishing Harry Potter? White. Percy Jackson? White. Katniss Everdeen? Also white. I could go on. Seriously, it doesn’t stop there. Most… Read More
Ugly Truth Stains Beautiful Game
Severe work conditions for vulnerable migrants left thousands dead. In 2010, FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar, a country smaller than Connecticut that had… Read More
Prioritize Students’ Mental Health
At the end of my eighth-grade year, my grades were in the dumps, and so was my mental health. As and Bs in my classes… Read More
See a Political Ad? Seek Truth
Political candidates will often skew facts to be favorable. Yesterday I opened YouTube and clicked on a video, but before it started, a political ad… Read More
Time to Rethink Monarchy
Given the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, now is the time examine the relevance of the monarchy and whether it is necessary in today’s world…. Read More
College Essay: Freedom in Soccer
Sports: such a wide topic. But very little is talked about in the category of freedom and prison. How I found my way out of… Read More
College Essay: My Family’s Translator
Should I open the door and unleash Godzilla and her demon child on the household? Nope, not going to happen. “Hadia, I’m sorry,” I say,… Read More
College Essay: Breaking the Cycle
“Ponte las pilas mija, puedes ser todo lo que quieras,” my mom always told me. She never failed to remind me to get myself together… Read More
College Essay: Teamwork Matters
“Mine!” The ball comes flying to our side of the net and my team- mate receives it, bumping it to the setter. Late in the… Read More
College Essay: Overcoming Disappointment
I remember reading a book that taught me how a strong person recovers after failure. A weak mindset allows failure to consume them and evolve… Read More
College Essay: Truly Myself
Everyone in elementary school thought of middle school as this nuanced version of “High School Musical.” Unfortunately, that didn’t end up being the case for… Read More
College Essay: Connecting with Native Roots
One hundred years ago, what I did last month would have been illegal. A few students from the Native Youth Council and I spent a… Read More
