I joined the student newspaper when I was 18. For the last three and a half years, I’ve sacrificed opportunities, sleep, and a little bit of sanity to make the publication what it is today. Now, I’m graduating, and I’m faced with the most difficult challenge of all: letting it go. As college students, we work hard. We pour ourselves so exclusively into clubs, teams, and programs without considering the inevitable ending. While we push hard to … [Read more] about Find peace, not regret, in transition
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Cookie-cutter college expectations hurt our experiences
A definition of what college should be won’t help anyone… When I came to college, I expected what I didn’t get from high school. I heard from family and friends what a good college experience should include: living in a Pinterest-worthy dorm, finding … [Read more] about Cookie-cutter college expectations hurt our experiences
Remember your health in the hardest seasons
“Make sure you can look back at any season of your life and say, yeah, I had fun.” A professional in my industry recently said this to me. His advice was rooted in the idea that we will change careers, have shifting interests, and see things we dedicated so … [Read more] about Remember your health in the hardest seasons
Change should challenge, not embitter, us
Most people know where they fall on the “how I feel about change” scale. Either you’ve repeated “I don’t like change” a hundred times, or you just go with the flow and have never had to think about it. Campus this year has included a lot of change. Not all … [Read more] about Change should challenge, not embitter, us
Diminishing commuter spaces leaving students cold, wet, and hungry
Another satisfaction survey for the Forrest Room and Needham Courtyard arrives in our emails. And I can’t help but think, well at least they’re trying. Though Commuter Life is trying its hardest to deal with the reality of construction and its impact on … [Read more] about Diminishing commuter spaces leaving students cold, wet, and hungry
Professor expectations are vital to student success
My junior year I took a class called Business Law with Professor Ed Westbrook. This class is notorious for being one of the most difficult business classes, with one of the greatest, yet toughest, professors. His expectations were simple. Come prepared to … [Read more] about Professor expectations are vital to student success
Students must hold administration accountable even after tensions ease
It isn’t always easy to acknowledge mistakes, and it isn’t easy to forgive them either. So when prioritization left students and faculty alike reeling when sweeping cuts were made to programs in an effort to keep the university’s direction competitive with … [Read more] about Students must hold administration accountable even after tensions ease
Chapel requirements hurt, not help, spiritual lives
It has come time for the same sad song that seems to loop on campus at the end of every semester: students’ tears of frustration meld with the screams of anxiety and a lovely chorus of “why did I choose a Christian university?” as students desperately attempt … [Read more] about Chapel requirements hurt, not help, spiritual lives
Students affected by fires, shooting call for acknowledgement
On Nov. 8, 2018, I woke up at 2:58 a.m. to several texts explaining that there had been a shooting at Borderline, a country bar in my hometown of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County, about two hours from OC. In a sleepy haze, I blinked my eyes at the messages and … [Read more] about Students affected by fires, shooting call for acknowledgement
SGA responds effectively during a tumultuous time on campus
SGA offers involved students a lot of great opportunities, but honestly for most of my time here I haven’t seen them do much more else than put out a few polls concerning the caf hours. And yet, as this semester has been riddled with student complaints, SGA … [Read more] about SGA responds effectively during a tumultuous time on campus
Program prioritization leaves students asking who is the priority
With Vanguard undergoing reprioritization, expansion, and construction, a lot of positive changes are happening on campus. Administration buzzes with excitement over the potential experiences for students to come. But as current students feel the effects of … [Read more] about Program prioritization leaves students asking who is the priority
Christians must partner prayer, action in tragedy
We tend to think that when tragedy hits, the unquestionable solution is to get on our knees and pray. And once we get off our knees, we have done our part. Haven't we? No, we haven't. At least not all of it. In response to the recent shooting at … [Read more] about Christians must partner prayer, action in tragedy
Honor thy contract
Here at Vanguard, we love to make jokes. And there is no bigger joke to students than the contract we are required to sign. Though arguably made with good intentions and sound reasons, the Code of Conduct outlined in the student handbook is often left … [Read more] about Honor thy contract
