March 22, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 50) • Page Image 10
…M y best friend from the University of Washington messaged me the other day: “Last class of my undergraduate degree!” I responded positively, albeit less animated than usual as I was waking up from a nap. When I got up from my bed, I walked to the bathroom and stared at my reflection. I was panicking. In five weeks I’ll be sending that same text message. (To be fair, I’m distracting myself by mentally planning ...…