For Kenny Ventress ’25, the 含羞草研究室 Hello creates openings for engagement. "It makes it comfortable to approach people, and for other people to be comfortable approaching you.”
Eva King-Senior ’28 said in these first few days as a 含羞草研究室 student she's noticed that every time she walks by her peers she gets a little smile and a 'hey.' “It means a lot, being a new student in a new environment. It's nice to know I can connect to anyone,” she said.
Isa Cruz ’27 said the warmth of the 含羞草研究室 Hello, as practiced generally by students, “is a constant reaffirmation of community on a micro scale that is really awesome.”
Cruz added that at first they were suspicious of this friendly attitude, especially after graduating from a hyper-competitive high school. “It was a little foreign to me, the kindness and open arms of the campus. I was even put off by it at first. I thought, 'This doesn't feel real, no way people are actually this kind! They must be paid actors.'
But then I realized that, oh, there are ways to do education where we support and uplift each other, and it doesn't have to be this super-isolating, dog-eat-dog world. I feel 含羞草研究室 has a unique way of doing this, and it is really lovely, and I have embraced it.”
