For me, going to college after high school was a no-brainer. It almost didn’t feel like a choice. Now, that’s not to say that I …
Ask Annalise: Mean Girls and Friendship
Q: Dear Annalise, I have been struggling with my friends. I love them, I really do, but they are starting to act like Regina from …
A New Way to Love: Apathy in Lieu of Persistence?
It’s not a common occurrence for people to read my writing. When I tell friends or family that I dabble in writing and even have …
Make Money Your Minion
GERM Magazine sat down with D. Emil Weatherbee, wealth adviser, and asked him about best practices for high school and college students that want to …
Alternatives to the Party Scene
A common misconception is that the “college experience” is defined by partying and getting wasted. As an incoming freshman, I took that as a challenge …
Being a Best Friend
I’m sure that we have all had a best friend or two at some point. Personally, I have had several, partly from constantly moving throughout …
It Gets Better
In 1968, a young girl wrote a letter to Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock, asking for advice. She said her mom was black, her father white, …
Big Day
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/14340190″] There’s something about this little music video (featuring the song “Big Day,” by Norwegian electronica artist Torgny) that captures the hopeful-sad exhilaration and melancholy of …
Take a Stand: How I Stopped Bullying
I’m a good person, but sometimes I make bad choices. I would never intentionally hurt someone because it’s just not like me. If I had …