“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver, The Summer Day
The calendar calls our attention to the last month of the year. Thirty-one days of all the things…how do you feel about it?
Are you scrambling to fit your seemingly continuous to-do list into each jam-packed day of life’s chaos?
Because students enrolled in semester-long programs are moving constantly between various rooms in dormitory buildings, classrooms, and places they share with other programme participants, as well as between their homes and temporary housing, it is very common to have personal property lost or placed in other people's property or property left unsecured. Due to the limited amount of space available to students in dormitories and the heavy workload required to maintain a busy schedule, it may be difficult to maintain organization.
Autumn into winter, changes in the angles of sunlight, continuing political and social changes of all sorts, the ongoing changes and challenges we each face in our personal lives: that’s just a bit of the way things continue to shift.
I spend my days juggling human prose and machine-made copy, so I’ve learned to sniff out robotic fingerprints almost on sight. If you’re a writer, student, or content creator who leans on large language models, whether for speed, inspiration, or the occasional all-nighter, you probably worry that your draft will scream “ChatGPT wrote me!” to editors, professors, or search-engine bots. Below, I’ll walk you through the most obvious giveaways I see in 2025 and the practical cures I reach for when a paragraph feels more silicon than soul.
Prom season is one of the most exciting times of the school year. It’s a celebration of growth, achievements, and memories with friends. For students, teachers, and even parents involved in planning, creating a unique and memorable prom involves more than just picking a date. It’s about the details, from the venue décor to the perfect outfit.
Here are some decorative tips for prom in 2026, along with guidance on selecting prom dresses, evening gowns, and formal dresses that complement your chosen theme.
It’s November. New month, the changing of clocks, the time of year for balancing calendars, budgets, and moments of joy, and the start of the holiday silly season.
How are you greeting this moment?
“The word death is not pronounced in New York, Paris or in London,
because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death,
jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of his
favorite toys and his most steadfast love.”
-Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude, 1961.
It's wonderful to move into a new property, but it can also feel awkward at first. It takes time for a new place to feel like home because everything is different. You can make empty rooms feel like home by taking a few simple actions that show off your personality and help you feel comfortable every day.
It’s easy to think about wellness as something that happens outside the home, i.e., at the gym, on your plate, or during a yoga class. But the spaces we spend the most time in matter just as much. When your home environment supports you in small, simple ways, taking care of yourself can start to feel less forced. You don’t need a massive overhaul to make your space work for you. Even a few thoughtful changes can make your home feel more aligned with how you want to live.
Autumn in to winter: a season of change, a season of reflection, a season of preparation.
That reflection might include ways to focus and refocus on what matters, what’s important, what is of value as the next challenges and opportunities present themselves.
