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Life of a Resident Assistant

A leader, a mentor, a hall mate and friend – these are just a few words that California Baptist University residents use to describe the resident advisers. Residents see their RAs daily and develop close relationships with them, ultimately creating a near family bond. Being a resident adviser is a full-time job that requires leadership, [...]

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Christina Osborne -- Students attend rally in Sacramento to protest reduction of private school Cal Grants.

Students lobby in Sacramento to save Cal Grant

Students Christina Osborne and Shane Paulson joined hundreds of student activists in Sacramento on March 7 to protest the reduction of Cal Grants for private university students. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities lobbied the Assembly Budget Committee on Education and Finance with the Cal Grant Restoration Campaign in an attempt to stop [...]

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Stressed for success

For college students, stress is part of everyday life. Stress can be helpful in getting students through the day, as well as being a physical response to improve reactions in a fight-or-flight situation. What about when the stress becomes too much due to constant worry about midterms, GPA and social pressures? Usatodayeducate.com referenced The New [...]

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I don’t feel like it…

One of the biggest weights one can carry on campus is an emotional one. That feeling of not wanting or willing to do work, to study, to open a book or sometimes even go to class. Apathy can easily turn a week’s worth of homework, into a night full of scrambling to get everything done [...]

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What is in college cupboards?

College can be a four-year journey filled with late nights and early mornings. Finally on your own, you have your own space and kitchen. The food essentials needed to make it throughout the day can come in many forms: bags, cups and packages. Whether you eat dinner in the Alumni Dining Columns at 5:30 p.m. [...]

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Science majors share their research results

The fourth annual Biology and Chemistry Research Seminar was a huge success Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. The seminar was held in the Copenbarger Presidential Dining Room, 102 students came in with notepads, ready to listen, learn and retain information. The seminar began with a word of prayer by Lisa Hernandez, chair of the [...]

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Gaining job experience as a student

The Career Services Center offers a surplus of resources and tools to students who seek employment opportunities during school. Career Services operates on faith-based principles upheld by the university. Their mission statement comes from Jeremiah 29:11, which says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not [...]

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Christian values, vaccines and veterinarians

The Pre-Veterinary Club, more easily called the “Vet Club,” recently attended a Christian Veterinary Missions conference at Western University in Pomona, where they gained insight into combining veterinary medicine and Christianity. Serving God and his creation is an important aspect of the club for Hannah MacDonald, who desires to do missions work in the future. [...]

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Out of Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arriving in a large city can be a culturally daunting experience that affects all aspects of one’s life. As I emerged into Washington, D.C., immediate differences and similarities between California and Washington were apparent. The first major contrast was the metro system. Stepping up and out of a tunnel in the ground, [...]

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Traveling can take scholastic toll on athletes

California Baptist University’s Athletic Program achieves remarkable success, however with that success, athletes face the challenge of balancing schoolwork and their sport while continuously traveling all over the country. Somehow the Lancers manage to get their work done in both departments. The Lancers are currently in the second year of the transitional period into the [...]

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