After Black Ice, it's time to switch back to something more classical with Maya Angelou. In this beautiful poem, a heart-wrenching Angelou compares a free bird to the plight of a caged bird. She says that a free bird takes its freedom for granted while a caged bird struggles to discover life and freedom.

Prom is less than two weeks away, and Deborah Ladd knows what that means for first-timers — the rush, the pressure, the expectations. Take a deep breath and read on as Deborah shares her advice and puts it all in perspective.

With the school year winding down, Elaine Gu finds it hard to believe that she and her classmates are about to become seniors. "Honestly, I really don’t feel that different from how I felt when I first came to Uni," she writes. "However, once I took a step back and reflected upon who I was and who we were as a class subfreshman and freshman year, I realized that my class and I have both undergone some significant transformations."