Category: Hector Osegueda

  • An Examination of Math

    An Examination of Math

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Quynhmai Tran. – I’ll be the first to admit that I’m bad at math. My high school report card would be straight A’s all the way down until, quite rudely, a math class reminded me of my shortcomings with a big fat C. I was always elated whenever I…

  • Reflecting in the Tetons

    Reflecting in the Tetons

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Emma Robinson.  – And there we were  The air, how brisk and free as it flurried past                                                                …

  • The Good, the Bad, and Ethical Cultivation

    The Good, the Bad, and Ethical Cultivation

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Emma Robinson. Originally published as part of the Spring 2019 “Challenge” Issue.–  Since time immemorial, humans have struggled with the concept of good and trying to understand what makes a good person. Conversations about the relativity and subjectivity of goodness go back thousands of years to the earliest civilizations…

  • The Joy of Little Trees

    The Joy of Little Trees

    Written by Hector Osegueda.Graphic by Peyton Cabaniss Little trees, for whatever reason, tend to make people happy. Plants, in general, are known to have mentally therapeutic properties — green spaces in homes and offices can increase happiness, decrease stress, and boost productivity. Plants have also been extensively used to help veterans and hospital patients who…

  • “Ancient Aliens”: A Damaging Perspective

    “Ancient Aliens”: A Damaging Perspective

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Peyton Cabaniss. – It’s often the seemingly innocent ideas that cause the most damage. Ancient alien theories are among those ideas. We’ve all encountered one in particular; that immemorial and monumental structures, such as the pyramids at Giza, the Nazca lines in Peru, or the Moai of Easter Island,…

  • An Open Letter: Feeling Like a Fraud

    An Open Letter: Feeling Like a Fraud

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Peyton Cabaniss.  – It’s common to find oneself struggling with the persistent and pervasive feeling of being a fraud. Under the impression that any accomplishment is tantamount to sheer luck, and faced with the fear of inevitable exposure of being a phony, many are left to worry that they…

  • Fortnite: What It Means to be Inclusive

    Fortnite: What It Means to be Inclusive

    Written by Hector Osegueda. Graphic by Peyton Cabaniss. – A little over a year has passed since Fortnite: Battle Royale took the gaming world – and popular culture – by storm. Fortnite has swept through and permeated a variety of venues, and it seems that everyone has an opinion on the game. There are few…