Author Archives: Nell Meosky

I’m all for the right of self-determination, despite being fully aware that, for some, this amounts to self-destruction. As every parent of a teenager discovers, people will do what they want to do, sometimes irrespective of the best-intentioned advice to the contrary. This drive to make decisions as an autonomous individual is an integral part »

Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early to participate in the Yale Day of Service. When I reached HGS, the designated meeting point for the event, I recognized no one. Perplexed, I sat down next to a girl who looked about my age — only to find out that she was a postdoctoral fellow »