The event “What Would You Do if You Only Had One Week to Live?” fostered dialogue among students and faculty on the science of happiness and finding meaning in a time-limited life, April 12.

It is tough to be unironically enthusiastic about things without feeling silly, without feeling like whatever it is that you enjoy is unimportant and not worthy of the feeling.

As I kept everything to myself, I began to resent the people around me. Everyone seemed so happy all the time. All I wanted was one day where I didn’t wake up with this unbearable heavy feeling.

The other night, while I was changing channels trying to find something to watch, I noticed that “The Pursuit of Happyness” was playing. Despite my adoration for both Will Smith and his son in this film, there’s something that always bothers me—why isn’t the film called “The Pursuit of Wealth”?

In a time of economic turmoil and political conflict, the world may seem like a pretty depressing place. There are those, however, who see the light in the darkness and […]