August 22, 2017
Can We Learn from History?
This past year, American politics has been turbulent, but it offers valuable lessons. As someone…
July 25, 2017
Should I Thank My Country?
A couple of weeks ago, I celebrated my 8,000th day on planet Earth with non-celebrations…
June 22, 2016
Why This Time Of Year Makes Me Think Ahead and Back?
This year, the New England winter did not seem to end until the Yale underclassmen…
April 27, 2016
How To Spend $10 Million?
When the Chinese billionaire couple, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, donated $10 million to Yale…
January 13, 2015
Home Again: Letting Loose and Letting Go
It’s always bliss to be home. I started counting down even before finishing my final…
October 2, 2014
My Yale Experience
Before attending Yale, I had only visited the campus once and felt as if I…
September 19, 2014
The Unnecessity of Grades
Grade point average, or GPA, is the most crucial factor in American college admission evaluations,…
September 4, 2014
Where is Home?
Long before landing in Beijing, I imagined time after time how I would get out…
August 1, 2014
My Campus Job
Standing taller than I am was a dozen stacks of plastic trashcans in a tiny…
November 4, 2013
Am I the Only One?
At a large university like Yale, it is easy to feel overwhelmed as a freshman.…
September 11, 2013
Translating the Gift of Education
Few have heard of Rong Hong, the first Chinese person ever to graduate from college,…