A few years ago now, I saw a clip of Shia Labeouf reflecting on what was most meaningful for him while recovering in a rehabilitation facility. He described what it felt like and what it meant to have someone show…
Lately, it feels like life keeps asking me all these big questions that I’m not ready to answer. Who are you, really? Where are you going? What’s next? I went on Fall Retreat hoping those questions would be a little…
There are many reasons why I like Pres House. Food, of course. Fun events. Great people. Worshipping God, of course. I really enjoy myself here, truly. But, as I begin to think about what my life will look like after…
I started attending Pres House my freshman year of college, went on fall retreat, did Freshman Connection, and then went MIA until junior year. I was afraid to return, and I put it off for a while, feeling guilty for…
Before I went to college, I had various nicknames. While my name is Emily, my dad calls me Tulip, my mom calls me Emiloo or M&M, and my Uncle Chaz calls me Emmers. When I came to Pres House in…
I’ve never been good at endings, but I love beginnings. We never want to say goodbye to our graduates, but we also love the influx of faces in the fall. You know the meme with the dog that says, “No…
When I first came to college, I wasn’t sure whether I was going to attend church at all. Experiencing the COVID pandemic in my junior and senior years of high school had taken me away from regular worship. Before that,…
I have spent an incredible amount of time thinking about who and what to talk about and how. Did I want to tell a story about my time here? Did I want to talk about people I’ve met ? I’ve…
Those that know me well know that I like to be busy. For or better or for worse, I have a hard time sitting still, and I love trying new things. When I got to Madison as a nervous eighteen-year-old,…
Tell us your faith story. I got interested in Christianity for admittedly silly reasons. But as I became more interested and would search online to see what the Bible said about this or that topic, I had someone close to…