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Written by Alyssa Rivas “God, please help us to be ambassadors that speak and aid in ending racial inequalities in America.” The closing line of  the prayer was part of a new initiative geared towards ending racial injustices in society. Every weekday, since the start of the Fall 2020 semester, a group has gathered at …

Written by Sheryl Kambuni When I first ran for SA President, I never imagined, even in my wildest dreams, that a pandemic would drastically change the upcoming school year. I had no idea what was coming or what I had just signed up to do. My illusion of a predictable school year was quickly replaced …

Healthcare professionals across the United States continually face extreme circumstances while working on the front lines to fight the virus. This issue has affected Southern students and faculty with healthcare workers in their families as well.  For many, direct exposure to the virus brings added stress to life at home. Healthcare workers have had to …

Despite the threat of COVID-19 around the world, Student Missionary Joe Mixon opted to remain in Palau, the tiny group of islands in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia and east of the Philippines.  “[I chose to stay in Palau because] school is still happening online and the kids need me here to keep going,” …

Southern Adventist University alumnus Seth Hill started a new company called Kinetik Sourcing to produce Personal Protective Equipment in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Since the company began, Hill has sold 50,000 units of PPE – both to hospitals and other consumers in need.   Hill started at Southern with a construction management degree, but after going …

After Southern Adventist University moved to online-instruction for the rest of the 2020 winter semester, many programs—including student teaching that require off-campus practicums—faced uncertainty about how they would continue. Pheobe Maciel, a senior English education major, was one of those students. "When I left Southern two days before spring break, …they told me that I …

It has been an eye opening experience holding leadership positions within Asian Club for the past two years. There is a sense of pride that radiates from every one of our Asian Club members of just how proud they are of their heritage. So much so, that it made me even more proud of my …

In a recent email to faculty, President David Smith announced that Southern will be unable to hold the SmartStart summer session this year and will move all classes online in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Academic administration, with the support of university leadership, continues to review academic programs that may need to be modified due …