Fatiya Kedir is an International Studies major from Minnneapolis. This year, Fatiya did an oral storytelling project on mothers and daughters. For the final part of her project, she sat down to interview her mom.

Zoe Allen is a junior Sociology and American Studies major from South Minneapolis and the White Earth Reservation. Like for so many people, 2020 was a year of grief and loss for Zoe. She found healing at George Floyd Square.

Ndunzi Kunsunga is a junior Environmental Studies major from St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Ndunzi’s family never had a car. Instead, he grew up learning to get around by himself. One winter, Ndunzi took a trip to Milwaukee for the first time.

Tyler Sanchez is a first year from the north suburbs of Chicago. Tyler’s favorite movie is Call Me By Your Name, but it’s a complicated relationship.

Kalala Kiwanuka-Woernle is a junior Theater major from Boston. Kalala always knew she wanted to go into theater. But at the end of high school, she went to a production of Moulin Rouge that changed everything.

Amanda Maria Ortiz is a senior Political Science and International Studies major from the west side of Chicago. When she was 11, Mandy had to start over from nothing. What it takes, she learned, is figuring out who you were, who you are, and what you want for the future.

Ayana Smith-Kooiman is a junior Political Science major from Janesville, Wisconsin. Standing before a crowd of hundreds preparing to give their high school’s commencement speech, most people would be paralyzed. But for Ayana, it was one of the first moments where she felt like she could really be herself.

Katherine Irving is a junior Creative Writing major from Oakland, California. In 2019, Katherine went on a geology expedition to Montana. On the second to last night of the trip, their camp was hit by a massive thunderstorm.

Jennings Mergenthal is a History and Biology major from Chicago. In freshman year, Jennings took a class called Influential Indians. Halfway through the semester, they realized that this was the first time they had a teacher that looked like them.

Brook Geleta is a junior Neuroscience major from Seattle, Washington. In 2018, Brook and his family went back to Ethiopia for the first time in ten years.