Kenneth Cacho Bermudez (I): Favorite movie of the year: Sinners (Dir. Ryan Coogler) “This movie is honestly spectacular and gets even better when you are aware of the history it’s set in. It’s an important film to know.”

Dimitra Minasidis (I): Favorite album of the year: Stick Season by Noah Kahan “I listened to a lot of Noah Kahan this year, and this album specifically gets me in the feels.”

Winnie Chen (II): Favorite book of the year: Katabasis by R. F. Kuang “I think it’s [a] very cool [book] because […] anything that requires a lot of imagination is always really interesting.”

Vinh Nguyen (II): Favorite movie of the year: Dead to Rights (Dir. Shen Ao) “The movie was really profound. It’s related to history, and it unfolds the truth of the Nanjing Massacre. It made me cry.”

Lana Nguyen (III): Favorite book of the year: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang “Kuang is definitely my top author ever, and this was one of my favorite books out of the ones I’ve read so far. I’m into linguistics, and this book is laced with fun linguistics stuff.”

Alayna Tran (III): Favorite album of the year: 17 Is Right Here by Seventeen “They have such hype songs. It just makes you feel happy.”