TTLG: Don’t Forget to Look Up | The Dartmouth
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Former editor-in-chief Emily Lu used to live life putting one foot in front of the other. Now, she encourages students to dance off the path.
This article is featured in the 2023 Commencement & Reunions special issue. When I graduated from high school, my graduation cap featured a painting of famed cartoon character Peppa Pig leaving footprints in the snow, headed towards a jumble of green trees — along with the quote “one foot in front of the other.” It was a representation of, among other things, the motto that got me through the gruel of those four years. If I put my head down and focused on the task at hand, one step at a time, I could do anything my high school self came across. Anything big or overwhelming felt just a…
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