Throwing Down the Gauntlet

What would happen if you challenged a group of students with a stack of cardboard and this statement: “Here’s the construction material. Your goal is to build a piece of furniture that will withstand a specified mass for a specified time. However, the only thing you can use for adhesive is hot glue.” Once the…

Seeing People or Seeing Tasks

The word cancer emotes feelings within me that I struggle to express verbally. Most likely this struggle originates from the day I received word that one of my college friends was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. I remember how I felt when I heard the news. I also remember how I sobbed uncontrollably when…