Irena Tutunari, Author at The Michigan Daily

digital art illustration of a young woman with a blindfold. She is surrounded by negative words representing the perceptions of others, such as “strange” and “unlikable.” She tries to reach out and grasp these words.

But what do people really think of me?

by Irena Tutunari August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

My biggest flaw, or the reason I believe I have so many of them, is due to a fear of what I call the “blind spot.” In essence, I can never be fully confident in myself because I am convinced that there is something secretly wrong with or off-putting about my being that I am […]

a digital art illustration of the inside of a bus. The destination screen says “no worries here” and a sign states that the bus operator is protected by law.

I love the bus

by Irena Tutunari July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Illustration of a calendar with spring break written and the boxes of the week before on fire.

School’s out! Your stress isn’t

by Irena Tutunari March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Illustration of five people with red question marks over their faces.

Snap judgments: Survival skill or perpetual flaw?

by Irena Tutunari February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Digital art illustration of a person standing with a blurry crowd behind them.

Rom-coms: a distorted reality

by Irena Tutunari February 5, 2023February 8, 2023

a young woman sits alone in an empty room on top of a suitcase.

How boarding school altered my perception of the college experience

by Irena Tutunari January 22, 2023January 24, 2023

How boarding school took my inner child, and how the University of Michigan gave it back

by Irena Tutunari December 6, 2022January 9, 2023

Maize and blue: the epitome of high fashion

by Irena Tutunari November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

Mark Webster Reading Series: Aspiring novelist and Kobe Bryant enthusiast Josh Olivier

by Irena Tutunari November 2, 2022January 9, 2023

Joseph Kim: TikToker on the Diag

by Irena Tutunari October 25, 2022January 9, 2023