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Finding Myself on the Field

Sara Chung ’19 Voices Editor

Over ten summers on a softball diamond, I have mastered the fundamentals of survival: wrapping centimeter-wide blisters from countless hours of batting, timing 60-mph riseballs and knee-buckling changeups, and packing provisions to last 8-hour game days.

The Importance of Small Moments

Saira Munshani ’20 Voices Editor

Every moment that passes becomes a smaller fraction of my memory and is probably why time feels like it moves faster as I get older.

Every Meter Earned

Theodore Tellides ’19 Editor-in-Chief

I slap my legs a few times.

The Environment of Illness at Hopkins

Rayane Taroua ’20

During her first game of the season, Varsity Girls Soccer captain, Zoe Kim ’20, tore her ACL.

An Intangible Good: The Importance of the Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser

Burton Lyng-Olsen '20, Campus Contributor

As the days get shorter and the first snow falls, the Hopkins community enters a brief period of weekly working frenzy. During the weekends, however, many students won’t be found at home studying, but instead outside in the cold partaking in the annual Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser campaign.

Comfortable in My Own Skin

Ella Fujimori '21, Campus Contributer

When I was 12 years old I decided to donate my hair.

Infectious Stress

Graley Turner '20, Campus Contributer

I’m sitting in the hallway in the basement of Thompson and I’m about to have an anxiety attack.

Voices on The Hill: What Makes You Think of Home?

A Quiet Melody

Melody Parker ’19

I’ve always been quiet.

Falling into Fall

Parker Connolly ’20

It’s June. You’ve been in your bird-cage for months and months, and finally, you fly free.

Importance of Voting

Madeleine Walker ’19

When I was standing at the [purposely unnamed, politically partisan] club table at the activities fair and asking passersby to sign up, at least a dozen responded with “Nah, I don’t get into that stuff. I don’t mess with politics.”

A De-pen-dably Enjoyable Tool

Joseph Hutchinson '21

Writing is essential to our role as students, day in and day out.

A Rocky Climb to Happiness

Noah Slager '19

This week I quit rock climbing competitively.

Intersecting Paths at the Shibuya Crossing

Miya Segal ’21

I had just crossed the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, perhaps the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world where thousands of visitors come to see its magic every day.

The Importance of Maroon Friday

Genevieve Speer ’18

Sometime this year, Athletic Director Rocco DeMaio made an announcement in Assembly, creating a recurring weekly event called “Maroon Friday.” This may have seemed like a silly dress-up at first, but I think it is exactly what we need.

A Habit of Self-Hate

Isabel Vlahakis ’19

All around me, I see intelligent young women succeeding and thriving in a world that is constantly evolving, for better or for worse.

Am I Too Black, or Not Black Enough?

Mike Lazarre ’18

Am I too black, or not black enough?

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