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Thecla Li

Thecla (‘20) is a Journalism major. She likes to think she is cool because she was born in the year 2000 and speaks 5 languages. Thecla feels the most comfortable when she is speaking in visual media which includes dialects such as photography, graphic design and videography. She currently serves as the managing editor of the Biola Chimes Newspaper. If you are having a hard time finding Thecla she is probably running around snapping photos, hidden behind a Wacom tablet or at the Taco Truck on Tuesday nights.


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    Thecla's Last Word

    Thecla Li — 

    When interviewing for GRIT in my sophomore year, I told the team that I didn’t know what it meant to be an empowered woman or what I could do to...

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    Women in the Church

    Their Mission, Misrepresentation, and Untold Stories

    Thecla Li — 

    “My life is full of women: my mother and grandmothers, three sisters, two daughters, two nieces, and countless friends. They’re all so important...

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    A Letter to Someone Who's Tired

    Suicide Awareness Month

    Thecla Li — 

    In the United States, September is National Suicide Awareness month. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and suicidality...

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    Say it Louder for the People in the Back

    Thecla Li — 

    I am loud. Being labeled a “loud woman” was my worst nightmare, the term conjures an image of an obnoxious woman with big hair, an annoying tone...

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    Drawing a Line in Love

    Rediscovering your independent identity in a relationship

    Thecla Li — 

    It’s easy to get caught up in your significant other early into a relationship. You have an unending desire to know every facet of them. What makes...

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    A Winter Break Memoir

    GRITventures: India

    Thecla Li — 

    Happy spring semester! This past winter break I had the chance to go to Kolkata India in West Bangla. India’s history is littered with unique...

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    Celebrate? Celebrate!

    Encouragement for all our creative gals against their fight with their insecurities.

    Thecla Li — 

    God, the creator, is the source of all creativity and in creating us in His own image. He gave us the gifts of creativity. As creative people, we...

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    Let's Have a Talk, Girl to Girl

    A note of encouragement from the ladies of each department for the new school year.

    Thecla Li — 

    The arrival of a new school year often brings with it a wide range of emotions. Feeling fear, excitement, loneliness, and everything in between is...