Posted by Juan Flores on October 20, 2009 at 7:00pm
Laughter: HAHA?! LOL?!I laugh to hide my pain.My grandmother was a great comedian.My grandmother was a great mother.My grandmother was a great cook.But who am I?I am a car accident survivor.I laugh to hide the tragic memories.Who is my grandmother?My
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Who am I? Three simple words plague adolescents across the nation. Erik Erikson says individuals ages 13-19 either solve their identity crisis or struggle with role confusion. I think the answer is far simpler. We are defined by our actions. There ar
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Posted by Emily Block on October 16, 2009 at 6:32am
I am Emily. No more, no less. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I draw. I build. I sculpt. I write. Sometimes I eat, drink, and sleep too. But only sometimes. I’m not particularly good at what I do, merely decent by most standards. My multi-leg
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Posted by Sean Hunter on October 16, 2009 at 11:00am
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." – Vince LombardiI am driven to succeed; it is in my blood and in my nature. I am not a person who can accept fai
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In a high school filled with near-geniuses and intense overachievers, it was difficult to separate myself from straight-A students, varsity team captains, and class presidents. It was like everybody was constantly trying to fit the mold of the perfec
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Posted by Andrew Tang on October 15, 2009 at 8:30pm
September 15, 2006. The day, several Latin American nations celebrated their independence from Spain. The day, the television network UPN aired its final broadcast after 50 years. And the day, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. There are few in
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I am a vampire. Actually, vampires get more regular sleep than I do because at least they get to sleep during the day. I go to bed very late, sometimes never. My number one goal of each year was to go to bed early. Such a determination was, obviously
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Posted by Anjuman Shah on October 15, 2009 at 7:00pm
It’s time… the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Everything turns pitch black. Already before the curtain rises we can hear our alumni and loved ones chanting “U-C-L-A,” screaming our names, and cheering uncontrollably. We all hold our breath in comRead more…
Posted by Charlie Ho on October 15, 2009 at 6:24pm
Charlie HoDis 1C“Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge” –StendhalI thought about what I said in a class discussion I once had, I was not telling the truth, not the whole truth anyways. As I sit here now thinking about why I do what I do a
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Posted by Marro K Park on October 15, 2009 at 6:20pm
I’ve always done things for people, REALLY. But do I do so with good, selfless intentions? Most definitely not. I’ve done and always will do things for people, but I do it expecting something in return. It’s something I can’t produce on my own, somet
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Its two in the morning, I am working a 24-hr shift, the phone rings, we have a call. I get my boots on and run to the rig. When we get on scene, we see death threats written everywhere over the wall, empty alcohol bottles broken and dispersed, a load
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Posted by Holly Barnard on October 15, 2009 at 7:36am
To put it simply, I am an optimist. I attempt find the silver lining in every situation and the good in every person. Whether it be failing an exam (a learning experience in my opinion), not getting tickets to a concert (a chance to save money and fi
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