By Terese Francis, Ed.D, Director of the Writing Center and Co-Coordinator of First Gen Forward at Doane University May is Older American Month, which celebrates this age group for their “resilience and strength over their lives through successes, failures, joys, and difficulties [and whose] stories and contributions help to support…

by Jeremy Cech, Desktop Support and Helpdesk Technician I had read something that expressed in few words what many of us feel when an American Civilian praises us for our service: “If you want to thank a soldier, be the type of American worth fighting for.” In 2001, I was…

by Suzannah Rogan, CAPE Project Director and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist Aug. 31 was International Overdose Awareness Day. Students received information from Active Minds. The Owl wrote about the signs of an overdose, what to do in the event of an overdose, and Nebraska’s Good Samaritan Laws. Honestly, it…

by Aztryd Lima, Spanish Education with ESL and Secondary Ed Endorsements “You aren’t good enough and won’t make it,” these are the words that as a young Latina I constantly heard from the world around me. Society taught me that because of where my family comes from I wasn’t enough…

by Rachel Czerny, Director of Campus Wellness Across social media you’ll find millions of posts promoting things such as green smoothies, 30-day squat challenges, #SelfCareSundays, and #fitspo workout photos. If you choose to eat all the right foods and exercise daily you can be “healthy”, right? …

by Jacobi White, Chemistry ‘21 I live in a divided world. But this is not the world you are thinking about. This world is not made up of ghettos, privileged suburbs, name-brands or generic-brands, but a world made up of personal conflicts. This world is my life and my experience…

Rev. Irene Prince I sit like many of you in sort of a daze from all the things that have happened this year. And it’s only been six months. Every night I pray for justice. I’m outraged by the killing of my people at the hands of people who are…

by Caitlin Smith, Academic Advisor Mother’s Day brings up many different emotions for me because motherhood has meant many different things over the years. I’ve grown up with a fantastic mother, I myself am a fur mom, a mom who has lost a child, and a birth mom. The last…

by Leah Rediger, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life I’m a mom. I have two little(-ish) ones, an eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son. I’ve been told this means Mother’s Day, which falls in the month of May, has something to do with me. When I first set out on this…