by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23 | December 21, 2020
As a first generation student something that isn’t really talked about is finding off campus housing. Most students have at least one parent who attended university and when the time came they found an apartment, found roommates and signed a lease. As a first...
by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23 | December 21, 2020
Hi All! My name is Celia Hernandez and I am a Sophomore Psychology Major with a double minor in Sociology and Children’s Studies at Illinois State University. With this degree, I am interested in pursuing school psychology or child psychology I am the oldest...
by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23 | December 21, 2020
Growing up I watched countless TV show’s tell me how scary or judgemental greek life or more specifically sororities were. In my head, this built up an image of a group of girls who were mean and cruel. Being a first-generation student made it super difficult my...
by Jessica Hernandez, Dartmouth College , '22 | December 13, 2020
One of the coolest and also stressful things about the Dartmouth D-Plan and quarter system is that we tend to have shorter terms and so our finals come up a lot quicker. But, this also means that I typically get to be done with finals before the holidays! (Yes, even...
by Vanessa Bazile, UMass Lowell, '23 | December 13, 2020
This semester has been quite the mental adventure. At times it was mentally exhausting but on the other hand it was also mentally stimulating. There were instances where I questioned my capabilities and instances where I felt like I had it all together. There were...
