Category: Volume 2026
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What Is OCD and OCD Stigma?
As a kid, John had always enjoyed roller coasters. He loved the wind through his hair and the feeling of his heart pounding out of his chest as the coaster took him on fantastic, blissful adventures. As he got older, though, John started to notice that he didn’t enjoy these rides anymore. At first, he…
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The Possibility of Neuroplasticity
One night while trapped in a downward spiral of doom-scrolling—between dog videos, trick shots, and fitness clips—I came across a video that made me think. It was late, and I remember how easy it was to get lost in that cycle of endless scrolling, searching for something I was never able to find. It was…
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How has Independent Music Shaped the Music Industry?
Introduction “Independent labels and artists now account for nearly half of the global recorded music market” (Mulligan, 2024). Just 30 years ago, that would have seemed like an impossible statistic, as the music industry was dominated by six major labels and indie artists made up a measly ~15%. Throughout recent decades, indie music has evolved…
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Escape Room Multimodal Group Project
Chosen Population: Breast Cancer Survivors Pitch Brainstorm: ESCAPE ROOM EXPLANATION VIDEO ESCAPE ROOM TRIAL RUN VIDEO THE PLAN OUTLINE: (Anything with * is in black light) (Tyler & Amelia, Sydney & Lucee) CHECKPOINT 1: Explanation – Support 2. Start “Go find the key.” CHECKPOINT 2: Explanation – Empathize 3. Start: Give them The Anagram CHECKPOINT 3: 1) Explanation – Engage 2) Conclusion –…
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Paper, Pen, and an Open Heart
The wooden desk in his apartment sat cluttered with textbooks, a half empty water glass, and a stack of stamped envelopes. My dad was a lanky man with dark hair and tired eyes, sitting hunched forward. His pen was positioned right above a clean sheet of paper. Outside his apartment, the muffled hums of campus…
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Writing Matters: Anna’s Story
Going home for Anna was like rolling a die, the shiny acrylic clattering on weed-overgrown cobblestones as she walked up the path to her front door. The die rolled as she turned the doorknob, settling on a number as the brass cooled her palm and she breathed in, the mulch smell of the yard invading…
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The Secret Life of Bleu Packer
A life-changing adventure, a courageous leap onto a helicopter, and a new sense of self-worth. This is everything I thought I would find on my trip to Iceland the summer before my mission. The inspiration for the trip came from my favorite movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In the film, Walter leaves his…
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The Weight that Stayed
I have carried weight my whole life. Not just the kind you measure on a scale, but the kind you feel in your chest when the laughter of friends shifts into laughter at you. From an early age, I knew what it felt like to stand out in all the wrong ways. On the basketball…