It happens while I’m using the scaler and the mirror, chunks of food coming out from behind this kid’s braces. I’ll probably cut open his gums if I keep this up, so I pull my hands out of his mouth and tell him I have to go to the bathroom.

Like Pulling Teeth

When we arrived at the Cliffs of Moher, we were faced with a white wall. Not a literal wall, but a wall of fog so pure white that you couldn’t see past it. I’d seen pictures of the cliffs before—they were what drew me to Ireland—but I couldn’t imagin

Cliffside

Think back to when you first began college. The moment you set foot on campus, everything in your life changes at once. Among all of these things, how can a college student not be self-absorbed?

College Students Need to See Sustainability in Small Steps

Somehow the idea prevails that, even in sustainability, more is better. I saw firsthand what having more does. Really, it just feeds into the narrative of consumerism that’s putting us in this mess in the first place.

Calli DeSerio

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