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Experience of early love outweighs potential heartbreak

Experience of early love outweighs potential heartbreak

Charlie You, columnist
April 22, 2016

Bumping into someone on the street, catching a stranger’s gaze at a party, sharing a kiss in the rain: Hollywood sure did a nice job of formulating my expectations of falling in love. But contrary to...

Romantic relationships garner necessities for success: what you can do to make love work

Charlie You, columnist
February 18, 2016

Be flexible. In volleyball, no matter how tall or strong the hitter, the perfect set will mean nothing if one major variable of the equation is out of balance: the timing. If the hitter jumps too early...

Commitment to religion not negated by irregular participation at services

Charlie You, columnist
December 18, 2015

Psychologists originally believed that attachment-—a strong emotional connection between two individuals—derived from paternal nourishment. After sufficient contradictory evidence, psychologists from...

Vulnerability leads to increased trust, stronger friendships

Vulnerability leads to increased trust, stronger friendships

Charlie You, columnist
November 6, 2015

Regardless of the topic, my closest friends know that I have a natural tendency to passionately and blatantly speak of all the things that displease me. For example, I hate when I get kicked out of the...

Korean-American identity overcomes assimilation

Korean-American identity overcomes assimilation

Charlie You, columnist
October 2, 2015

“The Koreans are coming, the Koreans are coming!” my friend Jimmy exclaimed. In the summer of 2012, twenty-five native Korean students joined my church friends and me at a summer band camp. Though...

Students reflect on advantages and drawbacks of life as only children

Students reflect on advantages and drawbacks of life as only children

Charlie You, staff reporter
April 24, 2015

Unconditionally loved, spoiled with attention, pampered by their parents, yet often left in solitude and boredom. This stereotype often pertains to a small minority here at South: only children. But, is...

Interact Club collects technology, medical items for individuals with Cerebral Palsy

Interact Club collects technology, medical items for individuals with Cerebral Palsy

Charlie You, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2015

South’s Interact Club collected 1.2 tons of computer and medical equipment at their eighth annual drive in collaboration with United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago (UCPGC) on Jan. 10 at GBS. According...

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