LEE | A Non-American’s American Dream
Prior to coming to the United States for university, I regarded the American Dream as a far-fetched ideal that had little to do with my personal life. Taking part in Ellis Island role-play simulations...
View ArticleLEE | The Need for Fundamental Reform in the Catholic Church
Anger, sorrow, disbelief — these were just some of the emotions I felt upon receiving news that our university’s Catholic chaplain Father Carsten Martensen received allegations for sexual abuse of a...
View ArticleLEE | A Heartfelt Letter to High School Seniors
I recently stumbled upon a journal entry from my freshman colloquium class, an introductory course required for all incoming ILR freshmen. As I read the following excerpt from the journal dated Sept....
View ArticleLEE | Cornell Fitness Centers Should Be Free to Students
The cost to attend Cornell University has skyrocketed each year. The tuition for the 2019-2020 academic year is $56,550, a $6,000 increase from the $50,712 I paid for my freshman year in 2016-2017....
View ArticleLEE | It’s Okay to Be Disliked
Moving from country to country while growing up, I learned to quickly adapt to new environments. I grasped how to approach people from different cultures and backgrounds and especially how to find...
View ArticleLEE | Embracing Change
As I look toward the semester ahead and consider how I should spend my last semester at Cornell, I realize how much has changed over the past three years of my time here. Most notably, so many on- and...
View ArticleLEE | Stop Advertising Egg Donation to ‘Smart Asian Women’
As I casually scrolled through my Facebook newsfeed last month, a particular ad caught my eye. It seemed like one of those SAT test prep ads with a 20-something year-old Asian female holding books and...
View ArticleLEE | The Myth About Career Exploration
As I was frantically attempting (note the word attempt) to balance prelims, quizzes, interviews and job searches over the weekend, I took a moment to open up the fortune cookie that’s been lying around...
View ArticleLEE | The Disturbing Reality of One-Way Video Interviews
As the fall semester begins to wind down, fall recruitment season also nears its end. For some, this could be a time of joy as they receive offers to their dream company, while others continue the...
View ArticleLEE | Into the Unknown
I decided to give myself a break over the weekend to relax and rejuvenate. I tend to do things in chunks such that I spend either a full day studying or a full day unwinding all at once. I realized,...
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