Written for my bi-weekly column “An Occasional Word” in The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, a printed newspaper serving the Canton, New York Community. Well, it feels like yesterday I was writing my column about the spring flying by and here I am, writing my final column of the semester. It has been an honor to publish…
I know people say it every year, but this spring really flew by. In all honesty, it still feels like late February or early March. The gift from Mother Nature on April 8 only furthered my delusions. Imagine my surprise when I walked down the stairs of my house last Tuesday to find snow outside. And not…
Written for my bi-weekly column “An Occasional Word” in The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, a printed newspaper serving the Canton, New York Community. St. Lawrence University was founded by the Canton Universalist Church, a religious community celebrating its bicentennial this year. I was surprised to learn about the 1856 founding tale, because I feel like the…
Written for my bi-weekly column “An Occasional Word” in The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, a printed newspaper serving the Canton, New York Community. When the snow thaws and temperatures start to rise above the 50s, I know it’s time to ditch the treadmill and start running outside again. Every spring my sorority organizes Grill & Chill,…
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference” – Robert Frost When the national chapter refused to let an Asian American woman join the St. Lawrence University branch of Kappa Delta, the current members broke off to form a new, local sorority: Kappa…
Written for my bi-weekly column “An Occasional Word” in The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, a printed newspaper serving the Canton, New York Community. I grab a baseball cap and tie my long hair back into a ponytail. After thoroughly washing my hands, I grab a pair of blue gloves and struggle to pull them over my…
Written for my bi-weekly column “An Occasional Word” in The St. Lawrence Plaindealer, a printed newspaper serving the Canton, New York Community. I’m not quite sure what it was, but I started tearing up driving through Canton for the first time since returning from studying abroad. Maybe it was the St. Lawrence University quad, surrounded…