Three Cheers for Liberal Arts

“The most valuable skill anyone can learn in college is how to learn efficiently — how to figure out what you don’t know and build on what you do know to adapt to new situations and new problems.” I may be biased, seeing as I am on of THOSE liberal arts students who graduated with [...]

I Before You

Don’t be selfish. We hear that all the time. From the time we are children, we are exhorted to share and be kind and put others before ourselves. Selfishness is seen as a negative trait, something to avoid at all costs. No one wants to list “selfish” as a defining characteristic or personality trait. We [...]

See Something? Say Something

(Fair warning: what follows is pretty much a rant and a venting. And yes, I know exactly what kind of quagmire I’m stepping into. It’s never stopped me before.) Here in Boston, in our version of the subway – affectionately known as the T – there are signs everywhere asking commuters and tourists alike to [...]