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Melissa the MOM

I don’t think it has sunk in yet that this is going to be my last blog. I have had nothing but beautiful experiences in my time in PLA and I am very grateful to have been part of it. PLA to me has been a community that has created an environment for tremendous growth...

Have we become desensitized to sexual violence?

I acknowledge that this is a sensitive subject and I mean not to cause anyone discomfort. That being said, lately I have been thinking about the forcible sex offense emails we receive from the University notifying the students of a sexual violence incident that was...

Easter Weekend

Students often look forward to Spring Break to decompress from the semester and I am no different. However, things were slightly different this semester with Wellness Days ‘in place’ of Spring Break but the fact is that most students use these wellness days to catch...

The Fallacy of ‘You Can Have It All.’

This past week I took some time to listen to Annie Auerbach’s “Flex: Reinventing Work for a Smarter, Happier Life’ and it challenged some of my perceptions towards work, achievement, and priorities in life. I have always believed in my ability to pursue my dreams in...

Sharing my home

In the last two years of college, I have made some great friends who have opened up my world to more fun college experiences. We have found a lot of common ground and now its like we have known each other our entire lives. Weekends are no longer the same without them....

Happy List

We’re about halfway through the semester and the monotony of school has set in. Everyday seems like the previous and the one after especially because I live on campus and my routine is very repetitive. It has gotten boring over time and I feel fatigue and demotivation...

Life is back on campus!

The HUB is currently my preferred studying location because of how much it is busting with life with the presence of students. I do not have any in-person classes this semester, therefore, I use the experience I have at the HUB to simulate my preferred college...

Black History Month Chronicles- 2

This week I will be talking about interracial relationships, specifically between black women and partners from other races. I thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss, one, because I am in one and also because I have been learning about it and thought it...

Black History Month Chronicles

Black History Month is officially here, and I couldn’t be more excited. Before everything practically shut down Penn State came to life every February for the black community here with all the activities and set ups that were put up on campus and it’s unfortunate...

Week 1 Final Semester

This being my final semester things are definitely not as I envisioned they would be when I started out now four years ago. I have a lot to complain about as most people do but I also have so much more to be grateful for. I just applied for graduation today and it...