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Opinion Editor Senior Aria Lakhmani is currently the Opinion Editor, with this being her second year in the position. Apart from the Smoke Signal, where she enjoys writing columns and forcing Adobe Indesign to cooperate,…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Ridding Yourself of Regret “Was there anything you regret doing in high school?” As an underclassman, that was my go-to question whenever I had the chance to speak to a…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Accepting Our Bodies as They are “Life’s too short not to love every inch of yourself!” My social media feed and Explore page is filled with posts advocating for more body…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Don’t Let Your Passion Chain You Down Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking with friends who have already graduated to gain some insight into how life as a college…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Messy Desks Deserve Love Too “A cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind.” My mom’s words, taken from an old adage, rang in my mind as I glanced at…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Structuring Spontaneity for Productivity “How can I be more productive?” There are thousands of articles, videos, and TED talks addressing this question, yet one thing I’ve noticed is that they all…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Not a “Waste of Time” As I set down my brush pen, I looked at my notes from the The Iliad and suddenly thought: Why was I even calligraphing my…
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani An Active Approach Towards Empathy “Try to walk a mile in their shoes”: an adage we students have been encouraged to follow since we were young. It’s a phrase that…
by Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Getting Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable “Hello Kitty says, Cops Ain’t Cute!” While scrolling through my Instagram feed, a bubblegum pink image of the Sanrio character lay interspersed with other posts….
By Opinion Editors Josephine Chew and Aria Lakhmani Graphic by Web Editor Gregory Wu
