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Final PLA Blog (I Will Miss All of You)

I wrote a blog last year about what I would tell my 17-year old self after a wholesome encounter with a high school student who asked me about my experiences at the university. I find it a little laughable that I was giving any advice given that I needed some advice...

Investing in Friendships (of all levels)

There is a weird, unfortunate phenomenon that transpires senior year. Seniors, given that they have already formed friendships over their four years at college, become complacent in their relationships. They think that the quantity and quality of their friendships are...

Are Young Men Expecting Too Much of the Gym?

A few weeks ago, a friend called me in distress. “What’s up, dude? What happened.” The answer: he got his heart broken. He was trying to convince me that all was well but it was clear as day that that was not the case. As the conversation proceeded, he regained his...

On Appreciating Enough

I read a fascinating story a few days ago. It is told by writer Kurt Vonnegut at the funeral of the subject of the story, Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22.” Here it is:  Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer now dead, and I were at a party given by a...

Losing My Balance, Kind Of

At the end of each year, I’ll start to feel a little bit anxious. It’s been a thing for a while now. I start to think about the future and be excited but I’ll simultaneously be worried that I didn’t make the most of the previous year. To counteract that feeling, I...

Favorite Songs of the Semester

Shoutout to Abbie, from whom I got the idea for this. These are only some of my favorite songs from the semester.  August: “Girl on Fire” by Kameron Marlowe Why I love it: Kameron Marlowe. I love it because Kameron Marlowe has a distinctively raspy voice. Hearing him...

The PLA Podcast: Thoughts and Goals

Just as every other member of Gen-Z or Millenial does after having more than an hour of substantive discussion, Aditya and I looked at each other in the spring and said, Dude, you know what? We should totally start a podcast. It was almost like one of those plans that...