Pearl Liu | Don't rush through your college experience

Finding our place at Penn doesn’t have to involve forcing ourselves to prioritize external accomplishments over internal fulfillment.

Pearl Liu | Major in something that you’re willing to get good at

Deciding to study what we enjoy can be intellectually freeing, but enjoyment doesn't always help us decide what to study. We may enjoy a lot of subjects, we won’t enjoy every moment of any subject, and often our enjoyment of a subject grows with an investment of time and effort.

Pearl Liu | We shouldn’t accept a culture of sleep deprivation

The notion that being in college and living a healthy lifestyle are mutually exclusive is concerning. Treating sleep deprivation as a given and sleep as a luxury feeds an unhealthy culture of impossible standards

Pearl Liu | Don't ignore your impact on the environment

While navigating everyday life, we often neglect our responsibility to the environment. Our actions have consequences for the environment, and we should care.