Be scared. There is good reason to be scared, and don’t let anyone tell you that it’s not scary moving out of your hometown, out …
Organization: The Key to Success
When our workspaces are cluttered, our minds do not stay on task as well as they could. We are so overwhelmed by the piles of …
Interview with Randall Clarke: Educational Talent Search Program
The Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program helps high school students get a head start in preparing for their college experience. Talent Search is part …
Facts of Living
The following are facts: The world will keep orbiting the sun. The moon will keep orbiting the Earth. Seconds will stay consistent. Days will pass …
Barrier Gods by Chloe Barreau
The idea of writing a poem on the inside of an envelope — instead of a notebook — seems romantic after binging on fiction and …
Accepting the Unknown Future
It’s hard to remember a time when I wasn’t planning out my life years in advance. Having siblings that were significantly older than me always …
Decisions, Decisions…
This email has been posted with the reader’s permission and with the names changed for the sake of anonymity. Every so often our Germ staff …
Stay Gold, Mr. Atkinson by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons
It was my first day of high school. I was going to Ygnacio Valley High, a school that had a reputation for academics and great …
Your Ultimate Graduation Movie Marathon
It’s graduation season! Congratulations, graduates! Time for moving on to new adventures. I find watching relatable movies to be a helpful way to get through …