A Journey to Recovery
Cristina Crescenzo (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer When you search up how to define recovery, the first thing to pop up is the following definition: it is “a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.” At first glance, this seems like a perfectly acceptable definition but if you sit and think […]
Narrative and Nemeses in Everyday Life
Josh Keefer (he/him/his), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer We spend our lives surrounded by stories, and whether it is nature or habit, story is foundational to the way we think. Not only is story present in movie theatres (and just about every other screen we spend time with), it also frames the way we share […]
Have you ever felt like Alice in Wonderland?
Kanak Khatri, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer After almost 20 hours of flight, I felt like Alice who landed in a wonderland pondering how my jet lag would go away and how I would figure my life out in a new country. Jet lag and losing track of time (because the sun sets late in […]
Staying Calm during Challenging Times
Grace Cheng (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer We live in a world full of challenges, but what happens when one encounters a situation in which there is no way out? As humans, we are often faced with difficult events in life, and it is crucial to know how to handle them. In such circumstances, […]
I found home in a foreign land
Kanak Khatri, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer At that moment I felt like I had everything I ever wanted. It was my 26th birthday, my friend and I were sitting, sipping coffee and just chatting away. It does not sound like much, but for someone who had no job, no money and literally nobody, I […]
Reacting to Failure
Alexandra Dadivas (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Perfectionism is the belief that it is possible to achieve perfection and the need to be perfect at all times. Academic validation often goes hand in hand with perfection, leading to a very toxic mindset that many students fall into. As one of these students, I can […]
Mourning; Is There An Easy Way?
Ugochi Guchy Kalu (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer “I am really sorry for your loss”, “Take heart”, “Feel better”, “God knows best”, “Rise and shine”, “Wipe your tears”, “Don’t give up”, “Have some faith”, “Don’t mourn like a hopeless person”, “There is hope”, “Look on the bright side”. These are words of comfort I […]
What Are You So Afraid Of?
Emily Iorio (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer For as long as I can remember, I have been a worrier. My brittle fingernails always picked down to the length of throbbing pain and the brittle ends of my hair indicative of my nervous tics. Not always concerned with the most rational fears, I worried more […]
Race to the Bottom
Rushmila Rahman, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Over the last two years, I noticed my voice slowly starting to fade. At first I blamed it on the pandemic – like most things – but that didn’t seem to deter the casual and undeniable shedding of the confident chord that held my sentences together. In […]
Twin B
Cristina Crescenzo (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer “What is it like being a twin?” is the question I get asked second-most often, after “What is it like being disabled while your sister is able-bodied?” Those questions are pretty loaded, so I just try to give the simplest answer I can: it’s not easy. From […]