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+ POWERFUL: AN ALL CAPS THANK YOU
This semester has thrown some huge curveballs my way, but one word consistently comes to mind. Gratitude. One word that doesn’t even...
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Nov 6, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: TRAVELING THROUGH TIMEZONES
My name is Rutendo Mavunga, and I am a first-year student from Zimbabwe at Allegheny College. Studying remotely as an international...
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Nov 6, 20201 min read
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+ POWERFUL: FEAR TO FUN
I was honestly scared when I moved onto Allegheny’s campus. It’s funny because I can’t exactly label what I was scared of: was it because...
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Nov 6, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: CARING REMINDERS
It’s been incredible to see the care that everyone has for each other on campus. In my first year at Allegheny, it was one of the first...
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Nov 5, 20201 min read
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+ POWERFUL: STILL SMILING UNDER THE MASK
A few weeks ago fall semester started for most kids at Allegheny College; what a wild ride it was to get here, there was some...
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Nov 5, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: ROOMMATES
Two months ago, my dad and I loaded all of my belongings into the family SUV and drove across the country to come to Allegheny. It was a...
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: WINTER BURGERS ON THE QUAD
I remember the little bit of normalcy I used to have before the horror part of 2020 began. I was still at Allegheny, stressing over...
Gator Quad
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: IF THE SHOE FITS
I am a millennial, so in many ways, Disney raised me. A classic Disney movie and the all-time leading Disney Princess is Cinderella....
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: CAMPUS FAMILY
Last year, for my birthday, I was feeling very homesick because it was the first time I was spending it away from home. I did not plan...
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: BUSTLING CHANGE
The first time I visited Allegheny College was in February of 2020 when snow and slush were on the ground and everyone was hurrying as...
Gator Quad
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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+ POWERFUL: TAKE A DEEP BREATH
This pandemic has drastically shifted our lives in unimaginable ways. Although I’m happy to be on campus, I was a little hesitant in the...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
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