I was trapped, trapped inside a tiny six-by-six Soviet era metal death machine and surrounded by strangers. This is what I got for deciding to take the elevator instead of thirteen flights of stairs up to the apartment. The building finally had enough electricity and I thought a break from the usual grueling hike after a long day of exploring would bring a sense of relaxation. After smoothly operating for hours, so I was told, it broke down when I...

I am a part of the Stanford Axe Committee (Axe Comm), an executive member of Stanford Dance Marathon (DM), a Stanford Peer Facilitator (SPF), and a member of the sorority Tri Delta. Axe Comm is the spirit group on campus, the "unofficial" cheerleaders I would say. We go to all the football games and we're on the field waving flags, tossing out t-shirts, and having an all around great...