Students Speak: Gilman Senior Dares to Choose Happiness
Tim Jenkins, a senior at Gilman, shares with us a poignant speech, inspired by one of our favorite writers, David Foster Wallace, and the 2005 commencement speech he gave at Kenyon College. Tim talks...
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Are Johns Hopkins Freshmen Really Among the Happiest in the Nation?
According to Yahoo News, the private university with the happiest freshmen in the country is Princeton, followed by those at Harvey Mudd and Yale; Johns Hopkins sneaks onto the top 25 list at number...
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Cherry Blossoms, Labradoodles, Each Other: Is Joy a Daily Choice?
image courtesy of winsomecottagelabradoodles.com Goucher fiction prof Kathy Flann reflects on the final “deadline” we all face, the fact of our society’s deep denial of it, and what we can do along the...
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You Need $88,275 to Be Happy in Maryland
As Groucho Marx said, “Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.” But as Puff Daddy also said, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” So which is it?...
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