By Yerin Kim |Staff Writer| One short-haired, Korean student standing alone before the library, while holding a campus map, seemed lost. She managed to enter the first orientation day, but she couldn’t understand what the professor said. She arrived at the dormitory, and there was no one to ask, “How was your day?” Suddenly, her eyes were wet with tears. One year later, she goes to the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) where her friends are and they welcome her with smiles. Every Friday, she shares her culture through the Korean Culture Club as president. Now, she is writing about her stay in America, looking back upon her life. This is the story of how I changed during … [Read more...] about I found myself at CSUSB: Foreign student takes us through her journey
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Spring Break Memoirs: The Grand Canyon
By Angie Burkhart |Staff Writer| The view of the Grand Canyon is breathtaking; it gives you a sense of perspective on how small we are, how big the world is, and as a busy college student, I often need a reminder that a world exists outside of my own. I generally spend my spring break in pajamas coupled up with Netflix, but this year I wanted to use the time to check something off my bucket list, and I had the perfect destination in mind. After doing a bit of research, my friend and I decided we would utilize the Grand Canyon Railway, a train developed in the early 1900s, based out of Williams, AZ. With our reservations booked and our itinerary set in place, we packed and set off … [Read more...] about Spring Break Memoirs: The Grand Canyon