‘College is hard, but it will be the best experience’
I came into college with a decent high school GPA, a five-year plan, a good idea how to “adult” – thinking I would breeze through college like I did in high school. I was naive. One of the major life lessons, and perhaps the hardest one, I learned was how to be flexible. With the […]
The pros and cons of living on and off campus
Coming in as a first-year student can be the most frightening thing one can do at the age of 18, especially if he or she is far away from home. However, one of the perks of college is meeting new friends, and because students are required to live on campus for two years, it inadvertently […]
Student interaction is key for successful campus organizations
These past four years of college, I’ve been to the Muenster University Center just about every day for various reasons. During the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., any student will find many tables set up by student organizations in order to provide information to the student body and ask for engagement. Or that’s […]
Recent professional soccer lawsuit raises havoc in the gender pay gap
On March 31, five members of the United States National Soccer Team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for wage discrimination. For those not tuned into the international sports favorite, the U.S. team won the 2015 World Cup hosted in Canada, which wasn’t their only win. In total, they’ve won the […]
USD music department, community to perform Beethoven’s 9th symphony
For the USD music department, the time is finally here. The next few weeks will be crunch time before the department’s final concert featuring Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Students from different entities of the music department, as well as some community volunteers, have been preparing for this concert since the beginning of the year. In the fall of […]
Observations of a white, middle class woman in a changing world
With growing tension in politics on social issues such as racism and gender equality, I thought it necessary to explain, as a millennial, a white person and a woman, what exactly it’s like to view our world and where I see us headed, because it isn’t good. Let’s start with the important topic of racism. […]
Student tires from millennial stereotypes
Look at me, a baby from 1993. Because our country likes to give generations nicknames such as the baby boomers, I’ve been dubbed a millennial, one who was born between the late 1980s and mid 1990s. With this name comes the stereotypes, which I, for one, have never been a fan of, because I’m my […]
First week of healthy living proves to be challenging for beginner
I began my start of healthy eating and living on Jan. 4. I’ve got to tell you, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be, but challenges certainly came up. For healthy eating, I would eat breakfast in the morning. Each day was different, between oatmeal and almond milk, eggs or Bagel […]
Free or discounted items available for college students
Ever wonder what the benefits of being a college student are (besides getting that degree, of course)? Believe it or not, there are many opportunities students can take advantage of to receive free or discounted items just for being a college student. Below is a list of a few items students at USD can enjoy […]
Senior prepares for life after graduation
We are more than halfway through the semester and with Thanksgiving break just around the corner, we have just a few weeks left before the highly anticipated Christmas break. For a fourth of the student population, this marks the last fall semester of our college careers. I don’t know about my fellow senior classmates, but […]