How does visiting home after four years feel?
Simar Kaur, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer For some, places are a representation of rich history and architecture. For some, it is a representation of authentic food. And for some, places just represent people and their stories. I would say places are nothing but a concoction of bittersweet memories, memories that sway you from time to […]
Teaching and Self-Development
Danyal Hakakzargar, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Despite its challenges, teaching promotes self-development by providing the opportunity to develop critical thinking, negotiation, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills. Critical Thinking Teaching is a great way to develop several abilities, including critical thinking. Before making a decision, people can critically evaluate and analyze situations, offer solutions and consider […]
Professional Sports and Self-Development
Danyal Hakakzargar, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Inclusion and Equality Professional sports can range from solo events with no teammates, like swimming and golf, to team sports with many teammates, like baseball and soccer. Being inclusive and providing each member with an equal chance to grow and succeed is crucial. Due to the lack of […]
Dismissing the Baleful Gaze
Eri Ikezawa (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Close your eyes. Imagine you can feel the soft pulses of your heartbeat beneath your ribcage, the rhythmic rise and fall of your chest, air trickling out of your nose as you exhale. The intricate mechanisms of your body keeping you alive behind the scenes as you shuttle […]
Wake Up and Be Better: Am I Not Doing Enough for the World?
Nasly Roa Noriega (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, feeling my chest pounding fast as I am overwhelmed by so many questions swirling around in my head. What am I doing with my life? I take a slow breath, get out of bed and look up […]
Committee Involvement and Self-Development
Danyal Hakakzargar, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Critical Thinking To reach more effective decisions, committees have a deliberative assembly that broadens the topic under consideration for committee members to investigate. Every committee member must use critical thinking as a tool to find, evaluate, and compare issues that frequently involve a variety of stakeholders and to […]
Lessons I’ve Learned From Long Distance Relationships
Lauren O’Malley (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer When I pictured my future relationships as a single person, I never thought I would be in a long-distance relationship. As it turned out, I have had multiple periods of being away from my partner. The furthest distance I have been away from my partner was from Canada […]
Love Across the Miles: Three Secrets to a Successful Long-Distance Relationship
Nour Nazmi, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Long-distance relationships can be a rollercoaster of difficult-to-understand emotions—from the misunderstandings that happen because of the tools you use to communicate to the loneliness of missing your partner. But don’t let the challenges overwhelm you—you can make your long-distance relationship thrive with the right strategies and mindset. In […]
Debating and Self-Development
Danyal Hakakzargar, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Debates can be used in a variety of settings, such as discussions, disputes or everyday situations, while debating is a useful skill mastered throughout life. There is always room for development regardless of the exposure, even while some law students, like myself, learn to debate through applications and experience […]
Healing: Remember to continue on the right path
Ignacia Riquelme, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer In our world, suffering is normalized, like it’s something that everyone should live and face. The negative actions of human beings become something mediatic. They become the main thing we hear during our day thanks to the media, and this can make us lose faith. As a result, living […]