Get To Know Me

by Tosin Opakunle, St. Olaf College , '23

Hi everyone, my name is Tosin, and I am new to I’mFirst! Blog. I am excited to share things about my experience at St. Olaf and being a first-generation and low-income student. Some of my hobbies include watching Kdramas and playing volleyball. I am from Saint...

Juggling different roles in a day

by Berenice Perez, St. Olaf College, '23

Last year has really shown me how much pressure I have wherever I go. I have this pressure of always being perfect and having everything together. For example, I took on the challenging role last year of becoming a JC, which is a residential assistant for freshmen at...

Minority groups are mainly affected by COVID

by Berenice Perez, St. Olaf College, '23

I am from the Southside of Chicago. To be more specific, I grew up in Mckinley Park, which is 5 minutes away from Back of the Yards, 10 minutes away from Pilsen, and 10 minutes away from Little Village. I grew up in a Mexican household, and my parents are immigrants....