Spring 2024
How Research Blooms: Western Regional Honors Council Conference 2024
Honors at Long Beach Hm, let’s put a pin on that GO BEACH GO BEACH GO I’m not sure what Adam and I were expecting when the research we did on toothpaste tablets was accepted for presentation at the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) Conference 2024. We had applied...
Embracing Shared Humanity: An Ocean Away
Arriving in the Sarawak seaside fishing village in Malaysia felt like stepping into a scene from a National Geographic magazine. The vibrant ocean, lush forest and picturesque Mount Santubong in the distance created a postcard-perfect view. The coastal hiking trail...
Echoes of Tomorrow: Looking Back and Forward Halfway Through College
The metal feels cold against my ear, then before I know it. Click. The blonde woman steps back, admiring her work. Two shiny new studs have found their home on my earlobes. $50 poorer, I climb into Krissy’s black Corolla, my stomach full of knots at the thought of...
Freshman Corner: Perservere
When choosing a college, I knew I wanted a new start. I had gone to school with the same people for many years and I wanted to meet new people. No one from my school had plans to go to La Sierra University so I was excited to come here. My time at La Sierra started...
Living Between Worlds: Navigating Bilingual Identity and Cultural Duality in Calexico
Jaquez (centered in the middle row) with his friends in Calexico. Culture is a vital aspect of individual perception. Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coelho stated, "Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in...
Singapore: From a Photographer’s Lens
A photo essay capturing the Honors Global Cultures: The Experience overseas course through photography. The Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay before its light and sound show. The Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay where plants native to a range of unique habitats...
2024 Seniors: Where are They Going?
Standing at the end of their undergraduate journey, the class of 2024 eagerly awaits new beginnings. We congratulate our seniors for their hard work within the Honors Program and the university as a whole! Our graduating seniors will be heading to: Voice of Prophecy...
Honors Scholarship Project: Bridget Lee’s Analysis and Performance of German Lieds
I had the opportunity to meet with graduating senior Bridget Lee to discuss her Honors thesis. Lee is a music vocal emphasis student on a pre-physician’s assistant track. We had the chance to sit down and talk about her project “The Comparative Analysis of Settings...
Honors Scholarship Project: Brian Nguyen’s Journey in Bacteriophage Research
As we wrap up the 2023-2024 academic year, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with graduating biomedical student Brian Nguyen about his Honors Thesis “Phenotypic Characterization of 123 Genes in Bacteriophage Lebron Expressed in Mycobacterium smegmatis.”...