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Relative Deprivation

Recently, I watched a talk by Malcolm Gladwell addressing a concept he dubbed “Relative Deprivation.” Curiously enough, he spoke at a Google conference, which housed some of the most intelligent people…


Can’t Get No Respect…

The first time I took someone’s cell phone during an Ethics session was when we had a guest speaker.  Surely, I reasoned with myself, the juniors would know better than…


Procrastination at IMSA

It’s 12 AM, and you’re just starting your long-dreaded math homework. Facebook, the first stage of procrastination, is ever-so-tempting because you’re attempting to ignore the impending responsibility. And now you’re…


Luck Friends

I’m a senior, and I’m beginning to think about the fact that, no matter how passionately I cling to it, I am going to leave IMSA for the great big…


To the Class of 2015

We did it. Well, for the most part at least. First semester of senior year has come and gone, and surprisingly, we’re nearing the terminus of this tumultuous experience. For…


Art is Torture

I have been putting this article off for days.  Not because I don’t like writing, not because I don’t want to do it, not even because I don’t have an…