By Jenni Beaver–Even though it can feel like teachers are out to destroy our GPAs, there are many across campus who care deeply for students. They’re the teachers who stare at the red circles on test papers and wonder where they went wrong. They extend their office hours to reach the students who need extra…

By Jenni Beaver–If you’ve turned on the news in the past several months you’ve probably heard about the world’s latest terrorist group, the Islamic State or ISIS. For the past year they’ve been turning into a stronger unit and recently attacked several spots in Paris, France. This isn’t the end of their run. ISIS is…

By Jenni Beaver Last week I found myself in a classroom full of people seemingly very different from myself. It was an Honors class and we were discussing dreams and goals. Left and right I heard people saying, “Be practical.” Another person would say, “You can dream, but don’t dream too big.” I honestly couldn’t…

By Jenni Beaver–A friend of mine posted an article on Facebook that talked about all of the reasons why military kids don’t like being asked, “Where are you from?” I read through it and by the time I reached the end, I couldn’t disagree more with the point the author was making. The article was…