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The Indicator x The Student

The Indicator x The Student: “Elegy for the Evergreen”

The Indicator x The Student: “Elegy for the Evergreen”

Willow Delp ’26 conveys the beauty of nature and time in “Elegy for the Evergreen,” telling the story of an evergreen tree’s life through the seasons. Accompanied with a photo by Kateryna Havryshchuk ’26, these pieces are showcased in the Spring 2025 edition of The Indicator.

The Indicator x The Student: “where we learn to love and hate and cry”

The Indicator x The Student: “where we learn to love and hate and cry”

Published alongside an abstract painting by Samuel Nkengla ’26, this poem featured in The Indicator x The Student by Sarah Down ’27 explores themes of childhood trust and betrayal, as she reminisces on growing up with her brother in the Spring issue of 2025.

The Indicator x The Student: “Mandarin”

The Indicator x The Student: “Mandarin”

In this edition of The Indicator x The Student, Ella Lin ’27 writes a poem that explores proximity, longing, and intimacy through the sour, sweet, and tender flesh of a mandarin.

The Indicator x The Student: “Mmm, Not Too Sweet”

The Indicator x The Student: “Mmm, Not Too Sweet”

In this edition of The Indicator x The Student, accompanied by artwork by Annabelle Chen ’27, Priscilla Lee ’25 tells the story of an encounter at a bus stop and the feeling of being known and understood. Originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of The Indicator.

The Indicator x The Student: “Mango”

The Indicator x The Student: “Mango”

In this edition of The Indicator x The Student, accompanied by an art piece from Evelyn Chi ’25, this poem by Bea Agbi ’26 peels back the reluctant indulgence and visceral rediscovery of the mango’s raw, fibrous truth.

The Indicator x The Student: “Devour”

Through a takedown of productive day influencers, Brianna Zhang ’27 channels the voice of Jimmy the mayfly who lives a full, chaotic lifetime in under 24 hours. Explore this witty prose piece originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of The Indicator.

The Indicator x The Student: “Christmas Gift”

Moving through shifting timelines and parallel Christmases, Sarah Wu ’25 leans into what it means to be unwrapped, consumed, and remembered — if only briefly — by someone who was never meant to stay. Originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of The Indicator.