An Honors Spartan

An Honors Spartan

I am not a runner; I have never liked running. When friends from La Sierra and my church decided to sign up for the Spartan Sprint, my immediate thought was to not join them. A race just under four miles long with 20 obstacles scattered throughout the course and a...
Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

Hardwired Global is a non-governmental organization whose primary purpose is to make it possible for every person to experience freedom of conscience. The nonprofit does this by training local leaders to achieve the fundamental rights spelled out in Article Eighteen...
Introducing: Jill Walker Gonzalez

Introducing: Jill Walker Gonzalez

I am pleased to be able to join the Honors faculty this year. For me, this is an exciting opportunity, as it has enabled me to come into contact with a new student population and it has enabled me to teach two new classes this year. During the fall quarter, I taught...
Introducing Afia!

Introducing Afia!

Afia, a closet chef, dark chocolate fanatic, passionate hater of the color red, and fan of the type-font Garamonde (“it’s like Times New Roman’s skinny cousin”), is also this year’s new Honors Program Coordinator!  To let us all get to know her better, she sat down...
Community Involvement

Community Involvement

Last Fall quarter, our Honors Community Involvement class was tasked with creating a project that we would be able to carry for Winter and Spring Quarters, and possibly onward. I formed a team with Timothy, Timmy, Kevin, Diego and Jeff, all fellow juniors. Previously,...
2018 Honors Trip: Malaysia and Singapore

2018 Honors Trip: Malaysia and Singapore

This summer, I was given the opportunity to go to Singapore and Malaysia for the Honors trip with the class of 2020. From shooting a blowdart to eating noodles for less than 1 USD, encapsulating everything I have done into 500-600 words is a bit rough, so I’ve tried...