Author: Samantha

As someone who’s grown up (like many of you, I’m sure) with literature as my ‘found family,’ a way for me to connect with others while staying safely holed up in my room, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this love of...

When I was 15, my family went on a holiday to America. It was here that we visited the site of the Twin Towers to acknowledge and remember the past. I often look back on this memory, especially around this time of year, and...

As a first generation Kiwi, my parents grew up in South Africa with racial segregation, and it wasn’t something we ever talked about. It’s only now that we’re having these discussions; something that is crucial in a time of...

I’m a scientist at heart, and something I find interesting is that we believe we’re ‘pacifists’ compared to other organisms. One of our focus questions this semester was that all animals except humans have conflict for resources...