Recently, I had difficulty focusing on my studies while in my bedroom. During my search for reasons and solutions, I discovered a factor that is often underestimated by many – the environment. The environment we are in, including our surroundings and the individuals we interact with, actually plays a much more significant role than we typically realize.

“Do women really need to wear bras?” pondered 17-year-old Jane Zeng, her body and mind feeling constrained.

Scientific progress often leads to discussions about ethics and feasibility, especially when addressing global health crises.

One day, I was reading a book at the café, feeling content, when the coffee in my hand suddenly spilled all over me and onto the floor.

I was entrenched in an “imposter syndrome” when I first met my fellow Cherubs. Compared with their exuberant experiences, my background as a student columnist felt feeble. Yet I asked myself, “Wasn’t this your dream? Surrounded by talented people, you will have plenty of opportunities to learn and improve.”

As social media and video games consume a lot of our time, we read fewer paper books, communicate less with friends and family, and have less fun in real life.

The circles under my eyes had become darker and darker ever since the summer holiday began.

​Wuhan is my favorite place. My mom was once a flight attendant, and my dad a businessman. They were never home, so they shipped me off to Wuhan to live with my maternal grandparents when I was 2. When my mom switched jobs and my dad became an investor, I left Wuhan for Shenzhen to live with them, but my love for Wuhan never changed.