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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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I’ve experienced how college is a hectic time packed with mistakes. It was important to experience those freshman-coded mishaps without it impacting another person, let alone someone I had just met.

Villaflor: The January Rule

December 4, 2024

When I was in high school, I obsessed over university life by reading an obscene number of online articles.  None impacted me as much as the admissions blog from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

Best Guess is a weekly advice column on how to survive college, from Medill senior Mika Ellison. To ask a question or for advice, email opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Best Guess: Home for the holidays

November 20, 2024

Dear Reader, Week nine is in full swing, and as the holidays loom, I thought I would address some of the most common questions people have about how to navigate college, winter break and the deluge...

Best Guess is a weekly advice column on how to survive college, from Medill senior Mika Ellison. To ask a question or for advice, email opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Best Guess: How to love something that doesn’t love you back

November 13, 2024

In the days after the election, I kept losing things. I would walk out of classes without my umbrella, unplug my phone and leave the charger, and wander in and out of my house missing socks, wearing too...

Best Guess is a weekly advice column on how to survive college, from Medill senior Mika Ellison. To ask a question or for advice, email opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Best Guess: How to keep going (even when it’s hard!)

November 6, 2024

Dear Reader, I find that most of my advice is about how to take control of situations that bother you. However, I’ve discovered that one of my blind spots is how to deal with situations that are...

Best Guess is a weekly advice column on how to survive college, from Medill senior Mika Ellison. To ask a question or for advice, email opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Best Guess: How to tell a story that isn’t boring

October 31, 2024

Dear Reader, If you’ve gone through the first few weeks of college, you have probably been in some version of this scenario: There are a lot of people in a small space, like a dorm room, a basement...

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