*Actual conversation between friends* "What should we do next weekend?" "Wanna go to Italy?" "Absolutely." With minimum planning, but maximum anticipation, I grabbed a few necessities: pajamas, toothbrush, OPI's new pink glitter nail polish just in case my new mani chipped (hey, I never claimed to be the world's most practical packer) and off we went. In just 3 hours, we … [Read more...] about Living Abroad: Amber goes to Italy!
SCCUR returns
The 20th annual Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) will be hosted by California State University Channel Islands on Nov. 17. The conference gives students who were enrolled in a first-year seminar last year or any student interested in research an opportunity to present a poster or oral research project. The conference celebrates … [Read more...] about SCCUR returns
IP participants provide perspectives
It’s the time of year when most freshman conversation revolves around the decision to go abroad or not. An even more difficult decision is which city to choose. To give more perspective into what it’s like to live abroad, six recently returned IP students share their experiences by discussing with us some highlights of their time abroad and why students should choose … [Read more...] about IP participants provide perspectives
When you are blue, check the view
Aloof, dissatisfied and plotting revolt, these brave students stand steadfast and stubborn. Unwilling to move, the students reprove the mail clerk who dared to blunder. Now, villain! What have you to say about these queues, the likes of which we all refuse? Is there any punishment that you do not deserve? We have been waiting here a full 15 minutes, the nerve! From the … [Read more...] about When you are blue, check the view
Staff Editorial: Dear America, we plead the first
As Americans, we are protected by the Constitution and its amendments in a way that no other country in the world can equal. Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are inalienable rights that our society has guarded fiercely and that we hold as sacred. It is true that we are able to publish content as we please, but that is not to say this freedom is not without … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Dear America, we plead the first