Author: Erin Mundahl (Erin Mundahl)

It was the last day of class the fall of my freshman year. We listened to Dr. Gamble cover the last several documents in the Westerm Heritage Reader and briefly go over what to expect on this first final of our collegiate career. Class finished in the odd solemnity of completion, where we all knew...

I was rejected today. Or rather, my internship application was politely declined using the most cordial of blandly complimentary fluff. Neurological studies say that the brain processes rejection with the same regions it uses to handle physical pain. Which I guess means I feel a little like the letter punched me in the face. I...