Ed Observers
Ed Observers
Toxic Meliora or generic brand capitalism?
I’m tired of the phrase “toxic Meliora.” Yes, I agree, this school sucks the life out of us. But I take issue with the administration’s choice to explicitly tie course overloads with “toxic Meliora” culture in their most recent update to the overload policy, which implies chronic overloading is the source of student complaints about […]
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
Ed Observers
Baseless motivation and the meliora mindset
Underlying those factors was a mentality of unhealthy perfectionism, taking the desire to be the best version of myself too far. Read More
Ed Observers
Desk jobs aren’t the death of creativity
Being forced to create within a specific framework can generate ideas that wouldn’t have otherwise arisen without such a restriction. Read More
Feminism
A Manifesto for ALL Sexual Assault Survivors
We declare that ALL sexual assault survivors ARE survivors, but NOT BROKEN or DAMAGED individuals. They are HUMANS, individuals who need you to rise up with the feminist movement that fights for all individuals and protects survivors against society viewing them as invisible, discarded, unattractive, inferior, or worthless. We declare that this is not a […]
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
COVID-19
Where’d all the time go?
Our lives are just about to begin, but in order for that to happen, our days of semi-reckless freedom must end. Read More
