Lula Comer on being raised by strong women and learning to carry it forward. Many people might respond with “it’s just in my blood” when asked about their successful careers or athletic achievements, but this is Lula Comer’s response when asked about her desire to do good for oth-ers. Growing up surrounded by strong women, Lula was raised with an understanding of the importance of finding her strength and using it to serve others. Lula is the granddaughter of Jane Comer, the

Ella Ryann Cottrell on Becoming Her Most Honest Self On a crowded week night in Athens, long after most students have closed their laptops and called it quits, Ella Ryann Cottrell is just getting started. The lights in the bar are low, the soundcheck hums in the background, and there’s that familiar hush she always feels right before she steps up to the mic, a kind of stillness she describes as “a quietness in my mind.” It’s funny, she’ll tell you, because stage fright was ne

The boom of generative AI - what does this mean for my career? Don't compare yourself to social media - even if everyone looks like they've got it all put together. Rent prices - what students in college used to pay vs. now. Texting back immediately vs. waiting so I don't seem too eager. That random feeling of being grateful for literally everything around me... Read more Written by Heali Patel | Photographed by Sydney Timmons