Colby Hastings: Joshua Tree National Park

.   Joshua Tree National Park   Photography and Text by Colby Hastings . As you walk through this desert, a strange sense of otherness descends upon you.  The landscape is devoid of life, save for the gnarled native Joshua trees themselves, their branches splayed at odd angles, reaching over trails and casting eerie shadows … Read more

Jasmin Smoots: Feeling the Bern?

  Photography and Text by Jasmin Smoots . “Why are you feeling the Bern?” This question sat on my mind as I waited at the security checkpoint in the hallway of the church. I heard music coming from inside and could feel excitement in the air, before I even laid eyes on the supporters. I … Read more

Iceland: A Captivating Land of Contrasts

  Photography and Text by Angela Pan . Iceland is a small and beautiful country of contrasts. It has a population of only 323,002 people, over 60% of whom live in its capital city, Reykjavik. Much of Reykjavik’s charm comes from the fact that it is stuck between being a small city and a large village. … Read more

Carolyn Wong: To The Boy Who Hurt Me

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Carolyn Wong . To the boy who hurt me . It’s strange to think about it now; how everything has changed and moved forward. Free from the guilt – almost from the sadness. Not broken; not quite ‘healed’.   But I can trust, and feel, and maybe Maybe even love. No … Read more

Zoe Yun Zou: A Woman? An Engineer?

  Posted on April 12, 2016 by Zoe Yun Zou . A Woman? An Engineer?  . People often ask one question, “who are you?” Well, my name is Danyu. I an international student from China. I am a woman engineer. Honestly, I am not sure. Sometimes, I don’t know if I am a woman first … Read more