by Mabel Tong | Apr 20, 2025
Yesterday I had the pleasure to watch the Barrio 2025 performance held in the Eisenhower Auditorium by the Penn State Filipino Student Association. The theme for this year was Stranded and the performance consisted of a survivor-themed skit in between multiple dance...
by Mabel Tong | Apr 6, 2025 |
As a 21-year-old born and raised in America, it’s hard to imagine that my parents, at an age not much older than me, immigrated to the United States. Growing up, English and Mandarin Chinese were both spoken, oftentimes hilariously combined to what I dub “Chinglish.”...
by Mabel Tong | Mar 20, 2025 |
Hope everyone had a restful spring break! Although I’m so sad to have missed the Boston trip, I’m excited to share about my time in New York City. Since this was my last spring break before graduating and entering the workforce, I wanted to spend some time traveling...
by Mabel Tong | Feb 21, 2025
For this week’s blog I wanted to answer the newsletter prompt, “If you could solve one world problem, what would it be?” I was drawn to answering this question because it reminded me of the PLA application prompt that asked prospective applicants to select one...
by Mabel Tong | Feb 5, 2025
Entering my last semester of college entails that I will need to submit a completed thesis project soon. This is both very scary and exciting. Scary because four years of lab research experience have prepared me for this moment, and exciting because it is the...
by Mabel Tong | Jan 24, 2025
Chinese New Year falls on January 29th this year in celebration of welcoming the year of the snake! You might be wondering why we celebrate the new year NOT on the first day of the year. That’s because traditionally the lunar calendar (a different calendar system) was...
by Mabel Tong | Nov 12, 2024 |
In light of it being an election year (and my first time voting!) I wanted to reflect on my experience, what I learned, and how I plan to be more politically educated in the future. I don’t come from a family background where much emphasis was placed on civic...
by Mabel Tong | Oct 23, 2024
In the spirit of the surprisingly nicer weather, I wanted to share some fun stuff I’ve been up to this fall season. I always try to do some sort of spooky activity around October, this year being the haunted lake loop trail at Black Moshannon State Park! I actually...
by Mabel Tong | Oct 13, 2024 |
Something I’ve come to appreciate is the almost “cult-like” Penn State spirit we all have. Recently, I had a conversation with an admissions representative from an Ohio medical school where we began talking about his trip to State College. He shared how shocked he was...
by Mabel Tong | Sep 27, 2024 |
Some of you may be familiar with the University Health Services (UHS), which is the go-to health care service on campus. I’ve had the pleasure of serving there as a clinic intern during Spring 2024 and this semester. As I’m writing this, I’ve just completed my weekly...
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