Sarah Gompper
Hi! I’m Sarah. I’d like to invite you into my happy place, but ask that you don’t touch anything. This is my cocoon. Part of the reason this space is special is that it’s private. My blankets might… Read More
Category: About Me
Grady
One thing Davidson has taught me is that I am neither as accomplished a writer nor as avid a reader as I once believed. This realization has encouraged me to abandon pretense and defense mechanisms in favor of… Read More
Abbey
I am Abbey Corcoran. Corcoran is Irish but backward it’s narocroc, which is nothing… but fun! I am frequently kept awake by my burning hatred of the racist-heteropatriarchy we live in, my love of Cool Ranch Doritos, and… Read More
Ellie
My name is Ellie most of the time. I’m a Jersey Girl (hate pumping my own gas, love Bruce Springsteen) and a proud Jewish-American (read Jewish Grandma in training). Musical theater makes my heart soar and something just… Read More
Royce
Hi there, classmates! My name is Royce Chen. I’m a sophomore and intended English major from San Francisco, California. (Well, that’s not actually where I’m from. But it’s what I tell people because it’s easier than orally explaining… Read More
Maura
“Why not?” I remember asking my father this question after he adamantly refused to buy me a pair of roller-skates one August day roughly 13 years ago. I had just started the first grade and the idea of… Read More
Meredith
What wakes me up when I’m home are my chickens (pictured) and my neighbor’s rooster; at school it’s the quietest alarm I can manage, though sometimes I’ll wake myself up right before for no reason…. Read More
Erin
What wakes me up in the morning is anticipation: sometimes it’s a nervous anticipation of everything that must get done in a day, but most days it’s a calm anticipation of everything I want to do in a… Read More
Leigha
I am Leigha Nortier. Some days I know who that is but other days I can barely comprehend who this woman is. I only know pieces of my past and even the hints, as to who I supposedly… Read More
Bean Rodriguez
I am not certain of what I want to do, but I am certain of who I want to become. I know this is probably naive, but it is true. Throughout my life I have had… Read More
Suzanne
I’ve been teaching at Davidson for 21 years. I can remember exactly how many years only because I landed the job at the same time I found out I was pregnant with twins. Luke and Thomas are now… Read More
I, too, am a fake student
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes…. Read More