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Over the summer, I’ve centered on a fear that I have in graduate school — the idea that people will judge me solely based on my research, and nothing else. It seems almost inevitable that this is going to happen. I’ll write some paper,… Read More

i think i have achieved a state where i feel like i should be blogging more and yet don’t want to spend my free time blogging more. like, i’ve already squeezed out so much free time out of my week. i am in class 3 hours a day, and then… Read More

Lately I’ve been occupying space. Many spaces, in fact, especially ones I didn’t previously used to occupy. I’ve found myself laughing and crying and sitting in silence and really experiencing these new emotions of being pushed into this uncharted, new territory. Though I am… Read More

as a former Burton Conner resident, i had a two options in dealing with my dorm being offline due to renovation: find another dorm on campus, or move off campus. moving off campus didn’t appeal to me since i wanted to meet new people; i was deprived of doing so… Read More

It’s September, school has started, and I know that before long I’ll get sucked into the ridiculous whirlwind that is this school. I’ll get busy with classes, and clubs, and grabbing lunch at the stud with friends. So before that happens, and before the feeling of summer slips away entirely,… Read More

One year ago, before sophomore year started, and before I became a blogger, I was REX⁠12 REX stands for Residence EXploration, where we welcome first-years to the dorms around campus chair for… Read More

The fall semester has just started, and the 2025s have poured onto campus, eager to experience MIT and everything it has to offer. Many of them are still bubbling with questions about their dorms, all the buildings on campus, and the classes which they will take in the coming four… Read More