As I slowly pack up my belongings before I head to my last angry final, it is with a somewhat sombre mood that I do so. My sophomore year at the University of Illinois has been fantastic. I loved my freshman year, and am quite amazed that this year turned out to be infinitely better.
I’m sure everyone has struggled with this at least once (if not thousands of times) during their lives. I personally struggle with it quite often. It is a reminder of the impermanance of worldly pleasures and a sign that all good things eventually come to an end. This foe has no name, but it’s [...]
I’ve recently started investing money in the stock market. I made my first real trade February 19th of this year and have been fiddling around since. There’s not too much to say at this point, except that even with all its risk, I’ve still managed to earn a lot more in stocks than any bank [...]
And so the fourth of July has returned once more. This year, having stayed on campus, I was able to experience local festivities. There was a local parade which started at the intersection of Lincoln and Nevada over in Urbana. Parades, in my opinion, aren’t too interesting to begin with. But this parade, while nothing [...]