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Hi's Eye

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Editor's Letter
Tage Mehta, Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor • April 22, 2024

Dear Readers, It is generally understood that we are constantly changing—our brain building and destroying neural pathways, cells dividing...

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The Psychology of Birth Order: Unraveling the Stereotypes
Nicole Braterman, Ava DeSena, and Charlie Jeckell April 22, 2024

If you have a sibling, you have probably heard of the stereotypes surrounding birth order. Maybe as the oldest, you feel that your parents are...

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Nuclear norms to diverse households: The evolution of family structures
Amelia Katz, Tage Mehta, and Annie Reilly April 22, 2024

Since the beginning of the 20th and 21st centuries, the idea of what a family should look like has drastically changed. Families are no longer...

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Career vs. Family: Why Mothers Shouldn’t Feel Like They Have to Choose
Elizabeth Faragi and Gianna Puglisi April 20, 2024

Mothers often play a vital role in the family unit. They are the selfless part who will do just about anything for their children and offer endless...

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Generational Trauma: The Effect of Trauma Across Families
Elizabeth Faragi and Darcy Scheiner April 20, 2024

Generational trauma, a recent discovery in psychology, is defined as “the trauma that extends from one generation to the next,” according...

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From the Editor
Elizabeth Faragi, Social Media Manager (Hi's Eye) Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor (Optic) • February 15, 2024

Dear Readers, Perspective (noun): the ability to consider things in relation to one another. interpreting the world through the lens of others....

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How Rose-Colored Lenses Shape Reality: Navigating Optimism, Denial and the Balance for Mental Well-Being
Elizabeth Faragi and Darcy Scheiner February 15, 2024

The sayings “ignorance is bliss” and “knowledge is power” represent the dilemma of whether to live in a positive, unrealistic world,...

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The Problem with Time, General Relativity and Human Perception
Charlie Jeckell and Tage Mehta February 15, 2024

Humans have different perceptions of the world around them. We have nerves for touch, a nose for smelling, but our perception of time is much...