Coming to college, I had imagined myself as being this little itty-bitty freshman with nerdy glasses, lost in a world of “professional” college students and professors who would not care. I saw myself on a college campus getting lost in the sea of people. Other times I imagined myself struggling amidst straight-A students, professional musicians, and stunning artists. In my […]
The other night in church, we didn't have our regular orchestra and choir setup. There was something different on stage: about 200 strings players were occupying the Crowne Centre stage. Harps, string basses, cellos, violas, and violins-- the stage was filled. It was our annual Stringspiration!
Dramatic Productions (DP) here on campus has lit up the Experimental Theatre with many masterpieces over the years. Both students and visitors alike will not forget splitting their sides with laughter as the American tourists from Innocents Abroad (by Mark Twain) feign boredom with their ecstatic Italian tour guide, or they may recall choking up a little in the audience […]
Here at college, we can acquire a lot of book knowledge about our chosen fields. We have knowledgeable teachers who have great experience and choose to pass down what they have learned. However, there are many times when we gain some of our own personal experience that we can add to theirs. For instance, education majors get to teach lessons […]
In my Latin class, we translate an abundance of sentences to enhance our learning of the language. Most of the ancient sentences we translate into English are Roman phrases, proverbs, or pieces of historical content. Romans found loyalty, dignity, friendship, and other honorable qualities to be of the utmost importance, and they often wrote about them. Something that always sticks out to me is the proverbs or quotations about friendship that, despite being ancient, still remain a solid source of truth.