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Winter 25: Learning to play
Skiing, ice sculpting, and the quintessential Dartmouth polar plunge—senior winter has truly been a season of joy and play for me. My cup is overflowing 💛
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“The Truths We Hold” by Kamala Harris
Who is Kamala Harris, and what does she stand for? On a surface level, The Truths We Hold offers the story of a clear-sighted, gritty leader. But this book is also a political tool—it was published just weeks before Kamala launched her first presidential campaign. Still, it reveals important insights into her upbringing, worldview, and…
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“The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence” by Scott Allender
(This post is part of my 2024 reads! I’m aiming to read 10 books this year, outside of academic coursework.) What is the Enneagram? Why learn this framework? Allender reminds us that “emotional intelligence, it turns out, is the single biggest predictor of success—of far greater importance than IQ.” People perform better in emotionally intelligent…
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Protected: Spring 24: When Dartmouth College called the riot cops on its own students
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Is it okay to rest in times of crisis?
‘You’re not doing enough’ ‘Rest is radical!’ ‘You need to check your privilege’ ‘You don’t have to save the world’ I bet you every activist has struggled with the guilt of rest… I don’t have good answers, but increasingly I’m learning that it’s okay to prioritise my joy while navigating this messy, messy world.
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Winter 24: On exchange at Oxford
Life update: I’m currently on exchange at Keble College in Oxford, England! Hard to believe I’m already halfway through my time here…
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Fall 23: Swimming in the messiness of privilege and inequality
At the end of every Dartmouth term, I look back and wonder how 10 weeks have slipped through my fingers just like that… Fall 2023 was crazy and messy and an absolute whirlwind—but probably also my favourite term yet.
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“The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on Home, Community and Hope” by Kirsten Han
In her new book, Kirsten Han writes about her experience as a Singaporean activist who has been on the receiving end of false accusations, smear campaigns, and online harassments. These efforts, Han demonstrates, were often started by politicians in the People’s Action Party then made worse by mainstream media. ‘A Traitor to My Country,’ reads…
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