I am proud to say I was born and raised in the Chicagoland area. Upon telling others of the place I call home, I often find myself answering common questions about my experiences as a Chicagoan. “Is it really that...
By starting my academic career at a community college, I have gained the fundamentals skills to be a successful college student and in the process saved thousand dollars for the same introductory courses required across the state. My time at...
As a student of Chicago State University, I saw first hand the impact of the lack of resources during the two years we went without state funding. My school experienced the most severe cuts as a result of the budget...
Migrating to the United States at the age of five from Mexicali, Baja California has been the greatest gift my parents could have given my siblings and me. My parents came in search of the “American Dream,” a life with...
Addressing the Lack of Student Loan Education for Millennials It is no secret that the pursuit of higher education is an expensive one. There is a reason that age-old cliches about broke college students persist; they are largely the truth....
A look into the challenges facing queer and transgender people of color on college campuses The irregular rhythm of my heartbeat was deafening. The unshakable discomfort throughout my body was paralyzing. The butterflies previously inhabiting my stomach metamorphosed into parasites...
I grew up in Flint, Michigan, where I recently have been fortunate to complete Mott Community College and am looking forward to continuing my education at University Michigan in the Fall. Unfortunately, many other young people in Flint will not...
As a first-generation college student, who didn’t understand the label at first, I soon realized that often it meant that I had to navigate through unique hurdles that sometimes caused frustration and, in the worst of times, almost drove me...
I grew up in a single parent household with my mother and grandmother, my experiences with health care primarily consisted of the occasional visit to the doctor’s office. I was healthy growing up and almost never got sick, but when...