Winter 2021
Starting Conversations: Starting a Political Club at La Sierra
On Valentine's day 2018, the word Parkland became synonymous with tragedy. I was a sophomore in high school watching the news in class. Hours went by and the death toll became higher. The photos of those killed appeared on every television in the nation and I stared...
My Experience Teaching UHNR 101
I don’t think I need to retraumatize you, dear reader, with a reminder of what ran through our minds when we all realized COVID-19 would stick around longer than an extended spring break. On the cusp of graduation, I don’t know that the specific dread I felt then has...
Alumni Spotlight: Matthew MacDonald, M.D.
This quarter, I had the honor of speaking with Matthew MacDonald, M.D., a current third-year UCR family medicine resident (PGY-3). He is a 2013 La Sierra University alumnus and 2018 Loma Linda University School of Medicine graduate. Like many La Sierra University...
Cultivating Peace of Mind in a Busy World
Something that I believe we can all agree on during these times is that things are far from normal. Perhaps this has become our sort of new normal for the time being. During these times I believe that many of us have had to come face to face with how we are really...
Photos from Events
This event involved a discussion-based panel with Dr. Maury Jackson (Divinity) and Dr. Nathan Sutter (Biology). The topic was religion/spirituality and themes of science and finding a balance between the two. This event encouraged students to engage with abstract and...
freshman corner: For Them, Past and Present
At the beginning of my summer in 2020, I was so happy to be out of school and not have to worry about an upcoming test for the next four months. I would wake up late, eat, paint, play video games, and do all sorts of things to kill time. After a month of this routine,...