Graduation is a time to celebrate, reflect on our memories and accomplishments, and set our sights on the future. It is a time for graduating seniors to come together with family, faculty and staff, and fellow classmates for one last hoorah. If you are … [Read more] about Student’s graduation worries eased by administrative action
Opinion
Women representation in chapel creates unity and encouragement
We live in a day and age where representation and equality are some of the biggest aspects of society. Each day, we learn more about our differences, striving to embrace them, as well as share and understand different perspectives. Since I transferred to … [Read more] about Women representation in chapel creates unity and encouragement
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
Seniors should be encouraged to pursue personalized experiences
Have you ever taken time to think about whether you are doing or wearing something because you have genuine interest in it, or are you just doing it because everyone else around you is doing it? There have been many times that I have found myself wearing … [Read more] about Seniors should be encouraged to pursue personalized 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
Competing with others leads to cycle of social anxiety
I had never imagined that coming to college would be like going to high school all over again. Actually, quite the contrary. I had high hopes that the promises of making solid friendships and some of the best memories of my young adulthood would materialize. I … [Read more] about Competing with others leads to cycle of social anxiety
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
Normalizing therapy begins with accommodating student needs
Dealing with emotions was not my cup of tea. I didn’t talk about my feelings with anyone. Not my parents, my friends, or church leaders. I didn’t know how to articulate how I was feeling without worrying people. My own head was a warzone for a large portion of … [Read more] about Normalizing therapy begins with accommodating student needs
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
December grad asks for recognition through critical changes
“Are you going to come back to walk in the spring?” It’s a question I’ve gotten pretty much every day this semester. And it’s a valid one, too, because I’m a December grad. As a December grad, I don’t get my own graduation ceremony. I don’t get much of … [Read more] about December grad asks for recognition through critical changes
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