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Living in the suites shouldn't cost you

September 13, 2012

This summer, a bill for my Hamilton tuition arrived, including an itemized list of charges I had incurred to date. One of them on the list simply read “CHAIR x4 – COMMON ROOM.” Next to it, a charge for $50.
Now $50 isn’t exactly a fortune compared with the high costs of tuition for Hamilton that many of us have to pay. But I figured I’d investigate anyway – I didn’t think I should have to pay a damage charge if I had nothing to do with that damage.

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Obama or Romney? It doesn’t matter who wins. Our downfall lies in an uneducated electorate

September 13, 2012

As an immigrant from a country whose electorate became dysfunctional, I have seen firsthand the detrimental effects of an uneducated populace.

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Abroad, alone and unexpectedly unaccepted

September 13, 2012

I am not a skinny girl. That’s not to say I never have been. In fact, I suffered from anorexia for eight years, and have only been in recovery for about three years.

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Going the distance

September 6, 2012
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