If there’s a Will, there’s a way: Your mental health matters
Will Phillips, Staff Writer
February 16, 2020
Students are starting to realize how important it is to acknowledge mental health issues in college freshman. Over 95% of college counseling centers surveyed by Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors said the number of students with mental health issues is a growing con...
More than a T-Shirt member
Gabi Wy, Features Editor
August 24, 2016
Freshman Clifton Jett wanted to join “everything” college had to offer. The day before classes started, he spoke at the first Christian service offered by university Religious Life. He feels he belongs at the multicultural center, and as a theatre major, he’s auditioning for his first U...
‘The carrot and the stick’
Armon Siadat
November 11, 2015
Campus Clarity holds rendered ineffective, completion encouraged Rachal Sperka started the required Campus Clarity course Nov. 2—five weeks after the original deadline. Despite receiving an email from the Dean of Students Office stating there would be a hold on her account and she would be unable to ...
SGA population nearly doubles
September 22, 2015
Student Government Association considered 15 applicants for membership Sept. 19, and after a meeting longer than two hours, the organization welcomed 12 new members and almost doubled its population. “I just got interviewed (to be part of SGA),” freshman biochemistry major Gabriela Aguilar said ...
Campus signage confuses some freshmen
Rachel Christian
August 28, 2014
Jaleigh Bugher remembers a time when navigating campus wasn't so easy - something a lot of new students realized this week. Bugher, a freshman pre-radiology major, was on campus with her parents Aug. 21, the first day of Welcome Week. Bugher said it was pretty easy navigating the campus, but it was...
Welcome Week’s only sort-of fun for freshmen
Armon Siadat
August 27, 2014
Welcome Week isn’t the same when it’s not your first year on campus. Each year, various organizations on campus put on events in the days leading up to the first week of classes. As a freshman, Welcome Week was exciting because I had no idea what to expect and my RA really talked it up. At...
Remain fresh: don’t be a carbon copy
Ariana Beedie
September 4, 2013
I haven’t seen much diversity among the freshmen class. Every year, the first day of classes is the same. Girls wear their club outfits or something they’ve been saving for months to wear. With guys it varies, but most try to pull the freshest gear they own to sport for the first day of classes. I’m...