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Intern(al) Importance Without External Recognition

For many college students interested in politics, working in Washington, D.C. is almost entirely a dream due to the sheer competitiveness of positions on the […]

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A Half Century of “Asian American”

This past summer, I travelled to Vietnam for three weeks straddling July and August. Though I had visited twice before, the country was more lush […]

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In Search of an I

Once, while volunteering at the Science Centre in Singapore, I met some Vietnamese students roughly around my age. I tried to introduce myself in Vietnamese […]

Entropy

Many afternoons as a child, when fragments of the sun splintered through my window pane, I would feel compelled to go outside and sit on […]

keyicui
Back on the School Bus: Mature Topics, Childish Egos

When I was in junior school (Singapore’s version of an elementary school), I took the school bus home. I couldn’t have been older than 11 […]

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Preparing Pre-Frosh

On Saturday, herds of prefrosh will arrive at Yale, marking the start of Bulldog Saturday. For many, this is a time to get a first […]

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Kalimera: A Taste of Greece

For the average person living in America, “Greek food” conjures up images of food trucks or greasy diners that serve heavy, over-salted dishes. That impression […]

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On the American Dream

I’m sitting in the back of a cramped car packed with luggage as we cross the state border into Ohio. On every side, we’re surrounded […]

michaelholmes
Pour Decisions

We’re sitting around a high table somewhere in the jungle of Hong Kong, plates of steaming food in front of our growling tummies, and tall […]

Spring Break Haven

Classes are back in session. For many Yalies, coming back to campus was a dread. We all relaxed and had time to take care of […]

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Give Yourself More Credit, Will You?

As the runners lined up to take their positions, I was involved in the typical prerace banter. I was running the 400-meter section of a […]

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