Daphne’s Dilemma: The Final Column

By Daphne Chen Sometimes my friends say I’m a bit of a Daphne Downer. I’m always the one at parties to bring up things like “You guys, this is the last birthday we’re going to celebrate together!” or “You guys, next year at this time we’re going to be across the country!” I just can’t help myself from saying these things recently. Approaching graduation feels like finishing the last chapter of a book that I can’t ever read again, a book I would desperately like to relive occasionally, so I won’t ever forget it. But high school only happens once. Embarrassing moments, beautiful moments, horrible moments – they only happen once. Unfortunately, I feel paralyzed…

Daphne’s Dilemma: Senioritis a new experience

By Daphne Chen Last semester, I noticed a trend about myself. Something alarming. Unprecedented. Unacceptable. And yet, I never cared. After all, what kind of senior cares if his or her grades take a downward slide? And keep sliding? And keep sliding? I realized that I had just failed two quizzes in AP Macroeconomics and didn’t care enough to ask if I could retake them. I realized that I didn’t care that I hadn’t checked Portal in two six weeks. I realized that I didn’t care where my grades fell at all for the semester – as long as they were above an 85. But these weren’t the most disturbing of my realizations as I…