When I first joined Colorado State University, I came in as a psychology major with ambitions to become a school counselor or therapist. When I very quickly realized I couldn’t do math at all, which is a requirement for the psychology major, I switched my major to journalism. I never enjoyed writing — hated it, even. It was in high school when my English teacher, Lisa Harris, helped me find my voice, and that’s eventually how I found my love of writing as well as literature. I joined The Collegian in January 2023 as an arts & entertainment writer. I specifically remember timidly pitching my first idea to the editor at the time, Alex Hasenkamp, to review some small horror movie titled, “Skinamarink,” and riding the bus back home calling my mom, excitedly telling that I was working on my first assignment. Read the full farewell piece on the Collegian website, linked in our bio. Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a f...