“I get lost in it,” Packie said. “It puts you right in the moment. If I’m carving a fox, I’ll think about the foxes I see, or I’ll look at videos for reference and [try to understand] what the animal is thinking.”
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Cheng Channels Life Experiences Into Young Adult Novel
“As many struggling with eating disorders or disordered eating might relate, the quarantine definitely complicated my relationship with food and with my body, since I was stuck at home with food around me all the time,” Cheng said. “Writing Unglamored was a therapeutic way for me to put my emotions on paper, as well as to reflect on my past experiences and write about mental health.”
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New Directions: BC ’20 Alumni Shift Career Paths
“Just try to be flexible and open and always be gentle on yourself,” Cardenal said. “It’s okay to grieve. It’s okay to think of the could have, should have, would haves of life, but at the same time, always be proactive about trying to make the best that you can out of an experience. Try to find the beauty and try to find the light in the darkness.”
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Processing and Proceeding: Professors Transition From Remote Learning Back to the Classroom
“These have been probably the best … first three weeks of a semester that I’ve ever experienced as a professor. The energy, the vibe is the best … in my career of teaching. I mean … it’s obvious but it’s just [that] when you’ve been deprived of something, you’re that much more appreciative and energetic about it.”
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Diasti Brings Boldness and Sustainability to Menstrual Products
“We actually wanted to personify a brand, and so Viv is who we think of as an older sister, or this like, badass person or a mentor,” Diasti said. “And then the bonus of ‘for your V’ goes along with the boldness of being in your face and like talking about these things up front and wanting more brands to do that.”
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Taylor Connects Public Health With Positive Parenting
“Generally speaking, being exposed to violence isn’t helpful for children and can raise risks for these issues—antisocial behavior, more mental health problems like depression and anxiety, seeing violence as normative, being more violent, or future victimization,” Taylor said. “Not all children will suffer these repercussions, but there are greater risks to suffer from them.”
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Meaningful Teens Connects BC Students With Nationwide Tutoring Opportunities
“This year, [Meaningful Teens] was the same opportunity to still try to be with kids in a classroom environment. … So, it was an opportunity to do that tutoring, mentorship role. And I think because we’re also working with low-income students from California, that was also a big, big draw for me.”
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Wang Empowers Women in the Workforce Through Fashion
“It’s got to have some functionality to it, like it’s got to be more than an art form,” Wang said. “And I think that’s where the fashion industry is a bit lacking is understanding the utility side of things.”
