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Words on words: Nanny knows best

Alice Yu March 17, 2016

With a dash of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious magic and a farewell complete with a flying umbrella, who could ever forget the classic Mary Poppins? The beloved Disney nanny Mary Poppins, portrayed...

photo illustration by Alice Yu

Words on words: Wrestling time the tyrant

Alice Yu March 3, 2016

Deacon Winton DeRosia serves as a deacon at Christ the King Parish, located in Concord, New Hampshire. DeRosia wrote the homily, “First Sunday in Advent” as a reminder of the illusion and threat hidden...

Words on words: Traveling with Thoreaus teachings

Words on words: Traveling with Thoreau’s teachings

Alice Yu February 18, 2016

Born in 1817, a time when the United States was testing out life as an independent country, Henry David Thoreau lived to become a teacher, a businessman at his father’s pencil factory, and most notably,...

Words on words: changing for better or for worse

Words on words: changing for better or for worse

Alice Yu January 7, 2016
As the season of resolutions descend on us, remember that any change can be helpful in personal growth.
art by Alice Yu

Words on words: Doctor’s orders — Dr. Seuss, that is

Alice Yu December 17, 2015
With 2015 coming to a close and 2016 knocking on the door, it might be better to crack a smile, than let the waterworks flow.
Words on words: understanding the two faces of courage

Words on words: understanding the two faces of courage

Alice Yu December 3, 2015
In the face of conflicts, you can either choose to wield your verbal sword or open your ears.
Photo Illustration by Alice Yu.

Words on Words: finding the root of growth

Alice Yu November 12, 2015

A french novelist, Marcel Proust authored a seven-volume novel named À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time). Proust based this series off his own personal life, exploring homosexuality,...

Words on Words: Fusing present and future

Words on Words: Fusing present and future

Alice Yu October 1, 2015

[dropcap style="light" size="5" class="A"]F[/dropcap]amous for leading the Indian independence movement starting in 1914, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on Oct. 2, 1869 and studied law in London,...

art by Maddy Mueller

A thousand sights to see

Alice Yu May 7, 2015

A patron of brewers, Saint Augustine of Hippo converted to Catholicism from a life of partying and entertainment. He serves as an inspiration and guiding figure to those who wish to break away from vices...

After anger

After anger

Alice Yu April 23, 2015

An influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure, Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China. Many of his aphorisms have been passed down throughout the years and his teachings...

art by Maddy Mueller

Fate’s funny ways

Alice Yu December 18, 2014

Born as Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, Ontario, Drake was raised by his mother in Toronto after his parents divorced when he was five. Although Drake dropped out of Forest Hill Collegiate Institute,...

art by Maddy Mueller

Doubt’s misunderstood stand-in

Alice Yu November 6, 2014

An accomplished film director, philosopher, author and poet, Suzy Kassem was born in Toledo, Ohio. Influenced by her Egyptian heritage, Kassem is known to draw parallels between Eastern and Western civilizations...

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