Humans of DV: Week 42

Juan Miguel Ebalo: “Fashion has definitely shaped me as a person, I had a sort of epiphany during the pandemic where I realized that it was going to be my senior year and I wanted to show my growth as a person since sophomore year. I felt like fashion was the best and most authentic way for me to reflect that growth. I told myself that if someone looks down at whatever I’m wearing, then it’s a jo...

Shreya Sripada: “I had been exposed to drones and other robots through the STEM club in my middle school and was very interested in learning more, so I signed myself up for robotics. My favorite part of robotics is being able to work with some of the most amazing people I’ve met on a project in which we have a common goal. [Recently], one of my bigger accomplishments was in my freshman year when I c...

Donovan Tong: “The Rubik’s Cube is a puzzle that most people look at as impossible, but it’s actually much easier than most people would think.” Cubing is a unique sport that I got into around five years ago. It's solving the Rubik's Cube as fast as you can. My dad was actually the one who introduced it to me, and since then I've always been fascinated by the Rubik's Cube. It's a puzzle...

Christopher (Chris) Yan: “To be honest, I kind of just stumbled upon pole vaulting. I wanted to do a high school team sport, but I am not really that athletic in a traditional way. I have good balance and hand eye coordination, so pole vaulting seemed like the perfect sport for me. I gave it a shot and made the team, back in my freshman year. After that, COVID hit, and it canceled everything – al...