Author: Paula Macena

On Monday, Jan. 25, at around 1 p.m., the entire student body of Southern received an email with the same ominous message: “Southern administration has called a brief emergency Zoom meeting for all students and employees tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26, at 11 a.m. Please plan to attend.” Because this email was sent with no context, …

In the Fall 2020 semester, the usual attendance policy at Southern was adjusted due to the pandemic that had swept the country that year. The usual attendance policy was that professors were able to count attendance towards a percentage of a students' overall grade. Therefore, if a student did not attend, it would end up …

Recently, sustainable fashion has become popularized, specifically for young people. Sustainable fashion is the process of reducing emissions created from the fashion industry. More thrift businesses are popping up, people are thrifting more often, and all this has even resulted in some big retail chains closing down or filing for bankruptcy such as Forever 21. …

This year’s presidential election has had intense and world-changing events leading up to it, and it seems that the stakes are higher than ever. Southern Adventist University and many other colleges are encouraging students to exercise their right to vote. However, students continue to hold their own opinions on the matter. A recent poll performed …

Ever since COVID-19 broke out in the United States, masks have been a highly debated topic, specifically in the political world. At Southern Adventist University, students are required to wear masks at all times when indoors, whether it be in their dorm halls or in their classrooms.  I recently conducted a small survey about masks …