It took me a long time to figure out I love leadership positions. Beforehand, there were people in my life that made me feel inferior and small or I sabotaged my own potential by not putting in enough...

At a young age, all I could do was watch but never play sports. I had three siblings who were always gone doing extracurricular activities like my brothers traveling for out-of-town tournaments or my sister...

My mom lived through the Timberview Shooting that took place on Oct. 6. Just like everyone else, I always thought that could never happen to me or to anyone I loved until it did. Thankfully my mom made...

I started to struggle with mental health in seventh grade. My family started fostering my three youngest brothers in October, and in November doctors diagnosed my dad with cancer. I struggled with thoughts...

I’ve avoided writing blogs throughout my entire time on The Rider staff. I hate vulnerability. I hate feelings. I hate blogs. I hate COVID-19. But more than any of that, I hate people not understanding...

I spent my first day of freshman year nervously finding my way from class to class, hoping I would see someone I know or bump into someone I could easily make friends with. Instead, it dragged on slow,...

Writing never really fascinated me, in fact, I would slump in my chair at the thought of an essay. My aversion toward writing came from the simple fact that I did not know what to write, most of the prompts...

When I first entered room E-O102 freshman year, I never thought I would still be going to it up to this point. Before freshman year, I had to add an elective to fill out my schedule; and I am not one to...

Every year, my family and I load up our car with freezer bags and make the one hour trek to Carrollton to stock up on Japanese food. The bulk of our haul is done at H Mart, a Korean supermarket, where...

In Feb. 2018 my mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, an incurable disease that causes the immune system to eat away at the protective covering of the nerves. This disrupts communication between the...