I stand at the precipice looking down upon man, all I see is blood and bile while bodies are trampled as senseless societal slaughter is portrayed as okay by those …
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Inside the Lancer Games: Strategies, Tips, and the Art of Survival
You wait in the halls. Your eyes are up, darting around to make sure that you don’t get jumped suddenly. But there’s no one there—the emptiness would normally be eerie, …
The Emotional Bounds of AI Through ChatGPT
Today, I asked a familiar friend an unusual question: I asked ChatGPT to write a poem that encapsulates their emotional experience, and after querying it several times, I chose what …
Coffee & Bread
cherries plucked nimble fingers stained crimson, dirt and acrid fragrance etched on the lines of my mother’s and father’s hands starling pods, nestled within the fruit sing of opportunity America …
Capturing the Moment
You can capture a moment in time in a variety of ways. If it’s important or impactful enough, it will often cement itself in your memory. Artists like Vincent Van …
All the Stars in the Sky
I once loved looking to the stars. I took comfort in the sameness of them. Gazing at the sky left me full of curiosity and wonder. The constellations took my …
The Cafe’s One and Only Chef Anthony
If you ask any OLu student about their high school experience, I am almost positive that the cafe would be mentioned at least once. The cafe has set Orange Lutheran …
The Fading Lover
is life worth living when your lover is gone? i wouldn’t know i’ve heard it feels like an indescribable emptiness, a tearing of the heart like holding your breath and …
Too Ugly
Don’t you think you’re too dark? Put on sunscreen; it’ll keep you paler. But the people here get spray tans to be darker? And don’t eat– you don’t want to …
The Psychology Behind Comfort Media
Opening up the Netflix app, my face is immediately lit by the glow of hundreds of unwatched movies staring up at me. After scrolling through every imaginable genre, searching for …