Archives - Alyssa Koh
growing up
Grace Conheady’s “Hello, Goodbye, and In Between” is an elegy for those in limbo
While you can just sit and let the instrumentals envelop you in a hazy fog of sound and be perfectly content with the album, focusing on the lyrics adds extra depth that is perfect background fodder for a good cry. Read More
UR Joking
CT Eats: Brainnnns
It smelled absolutely wonderful, and the texture was the perfect level of vomit-inducing for my taste. Read More
Ed Observers
It’s okay to only pass your classes
When you’re a procrastinator, you assume that putting in the effort will make things change, but it hasn’t. Read More
Ed Observers
Being stuck in tradition sucks
Take advantage of your position to make your group environment a place where everyone feels that they can be heard. Read More
Ed Observers
Waving the white flag with pride
I’ve been wondering if I’m straight a lot recently. It’s funny — usually, the trope is that people have to consider the reverse. Read More
Dining
Staff shortages limits dining options for students on campus, student demand refunds
With this drastic shift, hours have shortened at certain dining areas, and more niche options have closed entirely. Read More
Biology
UR Team competes to revolutionize hospital work
Team Bio-Sphere is working on developing a wearable biosensor (with an accompanying app) to help predict a risk of sepsis. Read More
COVID-19
It’s time to keep our heads down (and masks on)
Let’s focus on what we can change, and channel our efforts into pushing for improvements that are possible. Read More
stress
An open letter to Workaholics Anonymous
The more you keep going, the less stopping seems to be an option. Thus, I keep going, hypocritically, and I’m sure many of you do, too. Read More
Op-Eds
Be “ever better” than yourself, not others
Being ever better doesn’t mean striving to do everything, all the time, better than everyone else around you. Read More
