The Adventures of Cynthia J

liberté, égalité, proactivité Our mission is simple: to identify the youth of our world who seek to further liberty and equality for marginalized communities and pair them with a cause that promotes these ideals in a community that they are passionate about. In a world that is being increasingly dominated by headlines highlighting the inequality that is woven throughout our communities today: ranging from police brutality against communities of color to corruption in politics to sexual harassment across all industries, it is becoming more and more difficult to motivate the youth of the world to take a stance against the inequalities that surround them on the daily. While many of these youth possess the desire and the capabilities to take a proactive, leading role in the fight for equality and shaping a better future for themselves and future generations, it may be overwhelming at times for them to be able to pinpoint exactly where to start. liberté, égalité, proactivité i...

When I was pledging my fraternity, one of the tasks assigned to my pledge class was to collectively come up a with a word that symbolizes our class and our commitment to making the world a better place. We narrowed our options down to "passion" and "compassion"- but after this, reached a stalemate on which word we would select as our final choice to submit to our pledgemaster. The reason for this was because proponents of the word "passion" firmly believed that passion leads to great things which in turn leads to the world becoming a better place, while proponents of the word "compassion" argued that it was only through showing "compassion" for others that the world could become a better place. In the end, we couldn't reach a solution, and so we decided to combine the two words into [com]passion- showing that while you need to be passionate about saving the world and/or making it into a better place, displaying compassion for your...

One thing that I wish people knew about me is my love for the sport of figure skating. While for most people figure skating is relevant once every four years at the Winter Olympics, to me, it's a season of triumph, disappointment, and drama: similar to every other professional sports league out there that I follow. Why figure skating though?  I just began to intensely watch figure skating about a year ago, because my best friend is a huge skating aficionado and would always talk about the sport: I really wanted to understand what she was talking about, so I began watching in my spare time and quickly fell in love with the sport. There's something about figure skating that's really mesmerizing for me: when skated well, a routine can bring a story to life on the ice, enhanced by jumps and the artistry of the skater. I was furthermore surprised at the fact that figure skating wasn't confined to just the Olympics: in fact, every year, figure skaters are required to c...