{"id":19513,"date":"2026-03-24T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/undergrad\/?p=19513"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:41:54","slug":"first-year-journal-3-launch-party-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/undergrad\/first-year-journal-3-launch-party-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"First Year Journal #3 &#8211; Launch Party &amp; Reading!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/undergrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/unnamed-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/undergrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/unnamed-34.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/parsons.edu\/undergrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/unnamed-34-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Come celebrate the works featured in our third issue of the\u00a0Parsons First Year Journal this Thursday March 26th from 6-7pm (<\/strong>6 West\u00a012th St. Room 407)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this issue, we embrace, even celebrate, mixups and mishaps\u2013the perplexing, daunting, bemusing misunderstandings that catch us off guard. Students share how life\u2019s most perplexing experiences can be contemplated, embraced, and overcome. 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