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What’s Up with Word Up

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Image courtesy of Launnie PhillipsWord Up is focusing on its community and planning for the upcoming semester. In the online fall 2020 semester and onwards, the organization's leaders are working to utilize faith, music and community to create a safe space for students. Word Up is an on-campus ministry designed to help students become more involved in their faith while … [Read more...] about What’s Up with Word Up

Letter From the Editor | Currents Fall 2020

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I have always been fascinated by humans. I love asking someone about their life story, and about their hopes and dreams, because it reminds me that we all have our own individual passions to pursue. It is only through our structured and saturated world that we develop the categorization of people as 'good' and 'bad.' In my process of trying to understand why people do the … [Read more...] about Letter From the Editor | Currents Fall 2020

Key Pearson Takes a Step Back

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Photo courtesy of Key Pearson One word to describe junior business administration major Key Pearson is “energized.” She has not gone a week without running since her junior year of high school, drinks half a cup of coffee every morning and loves driving fast. "I like to push myself and see my limits always," Pearson said. "I like to constantly be busy." However with … [Read more...] about Key Pearson Takes a Step Back

People with Disabilities Discuss their Communication Experiences

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Photo courtesy of Cooker Perkins Storm A major fear for many people with disabilities is being treated differently. Psychology Professor Tomas Martinez, who has post-polio syndrome, said people would talk to him differently because of his disability when he was younger. Now he believes that people are becoming better at communicating with him. “It is an area that as we … [Read more...] about People with Disabilities Discuss their Communication Experiences