Articles by Joel Lee
04/09/19 8:41pm
Joel Lee | Don’t let housing ruin your relationships
The truth is that housing presents a problem with no good solution. 03/24/19 10:40pm
Joel Lee | You know someone who needs help, so reach out to them
The point is practical: Everyone knows someone who is in need of help. Rather than waiting for someone else to step up to it, act upon it yourself. 02/18/19 7:35pm
Joel Lee | I'm the son of two pastors, but my faith is my own
What I realized was that given the choice to decide to follow God or not, choosing it myself makes it so much more powerful. 02/05/19 9:26pm
Joel Lee | Regardless of success or failure, Penn students should have self-worth
The very fact that we are students at Penn speaks to our intelligence. Some of us have never really felt overwhelming rejection or underachievement. 01/22/19 11:51pm
Joel Lee | We shouldn't call dining hall food 'disgusting'
We are all entitled to our own preferences, but we should do our best not to degrade the preferences of others, especially when it comes to food. 12/14/18 5:01pm
Joel Lee | Not everyone shares the same ‘subtle asian traits’
It hurts to think that some Asians feel that they only have a meme page to voice their concerns. I don’t want anyone to feel like they have to satirize their concerns as a way to cope with them. 11/28/18 9:03pm
Joel Lee | Don’t let your scary childhood piano teacher hold you back from pursuing music in college
I used to dread my piano lessons. Now, music helps alleviate my anxiety when school gets stressful and exercise my creativity. 11/14/18 6:17pm
Joel Lee | Plenty of people think we go to Penn State — here’s why it shouldn’t bother us
If people didn’t know that I was going to a prestigious college, then what was all this work for? 10/31/18 12:48am
Joel Lee | For Asian Americans, Halloween is a reminder of how few of our favorite characters look like us
The crushing part was that I wanted to be more than just Batman. I wanted to be “white” Batman. The “real” Batman. I hated being “Asian” Batman. 10/27/18 5:35pm
Joel Lee | Pause the podcast, take out your earbuds, and listen to your own thoughts
Conduct your own intellectual podcast about your thoughts, because it is more relatable than any you can find on iTunes. 10/11/18 12:45am