Featured THE ESSAYIST 2023: A Day That Defines You 05 December 2023 Claire Zeffer and Valeria Uribe The Temple News’ 2023 Edition of The Essayist answers the question: What happened on a day that defines you?
Featured My last dance: Closing the curtain on a longtime commitment 05 December 2023 Sarah Frasca A student reflects on June 12, 2021, the day she performed her first and final solo, which served as closure after 17 complicated years of dance.
Featured Tried and true blue: adventures in friendship 19 November 2023 Claire Zeffer A student reflects on a cross-country road trip with her two childhood friends.
Featured Cutting ties with my long hair 06 November 2023 Samuel O'Neal For years, I thought I wouldn’t be me without the long, dirty blonde hair I was known for among my friends and family.
Featured My journey with food: From friend to foe and back again 02 August 2023 Claire Zeffer A student reflects on her journey with disordered eating and the importance of treating yourself with food and forgiveness.
Featured How painting a mural revived my artistic side 11 March 2023 Sage Spohn A student describes how getting back in touch with art felt like reclaiming a missing piece of her identity.
Featured Capturing the photos of a lifetime 10 January 2023 Molly Fiske A student describes her relationship with photography from her childhood to her most recent shoot.
Opinion Finding yourself in a not-quite-post pandemic world is hard 25 August 2021 Kendra Franklin A student reflects on the difficulties of exploring her identity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal Essays I can’t cry on my SSRI 22 February 2021 Magdalena Becker A student opens up about experiencing emotional numbing caused by her anxiety medication.
The Essayist You can be a Catholic and a Democrat 22 October 2020 Allison Nikles A student discusses how her family’s Democratic values were not compromised by their Catholic faith.